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SHELDUCK
shelduck
(noun) female sheldrake
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shelduck (plural shelducks or shelduck)
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
Source: Wiktionary
Shel"duck`, n. Etym: [Sheld variegated + duck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The sheldrake. [Written also shellduck.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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