Sheldrake

[ʃeldreik]

Definition

(noun.) Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta, / tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows.

(n.) Any one of the American mergansers.

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Definition

n. a genus of birds of the Duck family Anatid having the hind-toe free:—fem. Shel′duck.

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