Bahama duck
noun
variants or less commonly Bahama pintail
: a pin-tailed duck (Anas bahamensis) with a white face and throat, red base to the bill, and pale buff tail that is widely distributed in the Caribbean islands and through much of South America
called also white-cheeked pintail
Word History
Etymology
from the Bahama islands in the Atlantic southeast of Florida
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above