shelduck

English

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Etymology

sheld ‎(“variegated”) + duck.

Noun

shelduck ‎(plural shelducks or shelduck)

A shelduck.

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

Australian Shelduck Common Shelduck Paradise Shelduck

Raja Shelduck Ruddy Shelduck South African Shelduck

Translations

waterfowl

• Danish: gravand (da) c
• Esperanto: tadorno
• Faroese: kápureyð ont f
• Finnish: ristisorsa (fi)
• French: tadorne (fr)
• German: Kasarka m
• Greek: βαρβάρα f ‎(varvára)
• Italian: volpoca (it) f

• Portuguese: tadorna f
• Romanian: călifar (ro) m
• Russian: пега́нка (ru) f ‎(pegánka)
• Spanish: tarro (es) m
• Swedish: gravand (sv) c
• Ukrainian: галагаз m ‎(halahaz)
• Welsh: hwyaden yr eithin f

See also

• sheldrake