Definition of shelduck in English:

shelduck

(also sheldrake)

nounPlural shelducks ˈʃɛldʌkˈʃɛlˌdək

A large goose-like Old World duck with brightly coloured plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight.
Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage
Example sentencesExamples
- Dozens of humans and millions of domesticated birds have died in at least eight Asian countries so far, and now China has said the disease is killing wild bar-headed geese, cormorants, and shelducks.
- Low-level attacks against crèches of Canada geese and shelduck are another spectacle, the avocets performing highly attractive ‘butterfly’ flights.
- One of the most attractive of our waterfowl, the goose-like shelduck is renowned for its spectacular moult gatherings along the northern coast of Germany.
- The downy chicks are similar in markings to those of the shelduck.
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.

Origin

Middle English (as sheldrake): probably from dialect sheld 'pied' (related to Middle Dutch schillede 'variegated') + duck¹. The form shelduck dates from the early 18th century.

Definition of shelduck in US English:

shelduck

(also sheldrake)

nounˈʃɛlˌdəkˈSHelˌdək

A large goose-like Old World duck with brightly colored plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight.
Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage
Example sentencesExamples
- My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck.
- Dozens of humans and millions of domesticated birds have died in at least eight Asian countries so far, and now China has said the disease is killing wild bar-headed geese, cormorants, and shelducks.
- The downy chicks are similar in markings to those of the shelduck.
- One of the most attractive of our waterfowl, the goose-like shelduck is renowned for its spectacular moult gatherings along the northern coast of Germany.
- Low-level attacks against crèches of Canada geese and shelduck are another spectacle, the avocets performing highly attractive ‘butterfly’ flights.

Origin

Middle English (as sheldrake): probably from dialect sheld ‘pied’ (related to Middle Dutch schillede ‘variegated’) + duck. The form shelduck dates from the early 18th century.

单词	shelduck
释义	Definition of shelduck in English: shelduck (also sheldrake) nounPlural shelducks ˈʃɛldʌkˈʃɛlˌdək A large goose-like Old World duck with brightly coloured plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight. Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage Example sentencesExamples Dozens of humans and millions of domesticated birds have died in at least eight Asian countries so far, and now China has said the disease is killing wild bar-headed geese, cormorants, and shelducks. Low-level attacks against crèches of Canada geese and shelduck are another spectacle, the avocets performing highly attractive ‘butterfly’ flights. One of the most attractive of our waterfowl, the goose-like shelduck is renowned for its spectacular moult gatherings along the northern coast of Germany. The downy chicks are similar in markings to those of the shelduck. My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck. Origin Middle English (as sheldrake): probably from dialect sheld 'pied' (related to Middle Dutch schillede 'variegated') + duck¹. The form shelduck dates from the early 18th century. Definition of shelduck in US English: shelduck (also sheldrake) nounˈʃɛlˌdəkˈSHelˌdək A large goose-like Old World duck with brightly colored plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight. Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage Example sentencesExamples My first sighting was of large numbers of pink-footed geese and wigeon along with some ringed plover and shelduck. Dozens of humans and millions of domesticated birds have died in at least eight Asian countries so far, and now China has said the disease is killing wild bar-headed geese, cormorants, and shelducks. The downy chicks are similar in markings to those of the shelduck. One of the most attractive of our waterfowl, the goose-like shelduck is renowned for its spectacular moult gatherings along the northern coast of Germany. Low-level attacks against crèches of Canada geese and shelduck are another spectacle, the avocets performing highly attractive ‘butterfly’ flights. Origin Middle English (as sheldrake): probably from dialect sheld ‘pied’ (related to Middle Dutch schillede ‘variegated’) + duck. The form shelduck dates from the early 18th century.
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