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shelduck in British English
or sheldduck (ˈʃɛlˌdʌk) or masculine sheldrake (ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk)
nounWord forms: plural -ducks, -duck, -drakes or -drake
any of various large, usually brightly coloured, gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World
Word origin
C14 shel, probably from dialect sheld pied; related to Middle Dutch schillede variegatedshelduck in American English
(ˈʃɛlˌdʌk)
nounWord forms: plural ˈshelˌducks or ˈshelˌduck
any of a genus (Tadorna) of brightly colored wild ducks that feed on fish, shellfish, etc. and nest in burrows
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