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shelduck
shel·duck S0332800 (shĕl′dŭk′)n. Any of various large waterfowl of the genus Tadorna of the Eastern Hemisphere, especially the Eurasian species T. tadorna, having black, white, and brownish-red plumage. Also called sheldrake.
[shel(drake) + duck.]shelduck , sheldduck or masculine sheldraken, pl -ducks, -duck, -drakes or -drake (Animals) any of various large usually brightly coloured gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World[C14 shel, probably from dialect sheld pied; related to Middle Dutch schillede variegated]shel•drake (ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk)
n., pl. -drakes, (esp. collectively) -drake. 1. any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage. 2. any of various other ducks, esp. the merganser. [1275–1325; Middle English sheldedrake] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shelduck - female sheldrake sheldrake - Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill |
Translationsshelduck
shelduck (masculine), sheldrake any of various large usually brightly coloured gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World shelduck
Related to shelduck: Paradise Shelduck, Ruddy ShelduckWords related to shelducknoun female sheldrakeRelated Words |