| 单词 | rudder duck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrudder duck rudder duck n. chiefly U.S. the ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, which has a short stiff tail used as a rudder when diving. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > erismatura rubida (ruddy duck) pintail1674 saltwater or brown diving teal1678 ruddy goose1785 ruddy duck1800 dun diver1844 stick-tail1844 pin-tailed duck1851 ruddy1877 rudder duck1884 fool duck1888 hardhead1888 paddy1888 paddywhack1888 steel-head1888 hardhead1893 rudder bird1894 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 715 Erismatura,..Rudder Ducks. Remarkably distinguished from other Fuligulinæ..by the stiffened, linear-lanceolate tail-feathers. 1911 Our Dumb Animals July 22/2 What bird would its bill find useful at tea? Spoon-bill... And which would its tail use to steer with at sea? Rudder-duck. 1954 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 30 Nov. 7/3 Utah—muskrat duck, rudder bird and rudder duck. < as lemmas |
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