| 单词 | skunkhead |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskunkhead skunkhead n. U.S. either of two North American ducks having (in the male) black and white plumage, the Labrador duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius (now rare) and the surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria labradoria (pied duck (extinct)) pied duck1637 pie-duck1813 skunkhead1843 1843 B. F. Thompson Hist. Long Island (ed. 2) II. 266 Skunk head, Pied Duck, [Fuligula] Labradora. 1876 Forest & Stream 23 Nov. 245/2 The surf duck is often called ‘skunkhead’ which ‘goes without saying’ if you have an old male in hand. 1906 Shields' Mag. Aug. p. ii/2 Here comes a big skunkhead, with his bright bill, flying about 60 miles an hour. 1955 Amer. Speech 30 179 The extinct Labrador duck was known in New York as skunk duck and skunkhead. 2004 Nat. New Eng. Winter 39/1 Surf scoters, Melanitta perspicillata , have large brightly-colored bills and are referred to by hunters as ‘skunk-heads’ because of the males' striking head pattern. < as lemmas |
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