English Explanatory Dictionary

shelduck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛldʌk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-shelduck.wav

Word forms

shelduck shelducks

Etymology

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

Related words

sheldgoose sheldrake

Derived words

Australian shelduck Cape shelduck chestnut-breasted shelduck common shelduck crested shelduck Mauritius shelduck paradise shelduck radjah shelduck raja shelduck ruddy shelduck South African shelduck
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