shelduck

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1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

English[edit]

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Shelduck

Etymology[edit]

sheld variegated + duck.

Noun[edit]

shelduck (plural shelducks or shelduck)

A shelduck.

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

Derived terms[edit]

Australian Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Paradise Shelduck
Raja Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
South African Shelduck

Translations[edit]

waterfowl

Danish: gravand (da) c
Esperanto: tadorno (eo)
Faroese: kápureyð ont (fo) f
Finnish: ristisorsa (fi)
French: tadorne (fr)

German: Kasarka (de) m
Romanian: călifar (ro) m
Spanish: tarro (es) m
Swedish: gravand (sv) c
Welsh: hwyaden yr eithin f

See also[edit]

sheldrake

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