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shelduck
noun
shel·duck
ˈshel-ˌdək 
: any of various Old World ducks (genus Tadorna)
especially
: a common mostly black-and-white duck (T. tadorna) slightly larger than the mallard
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One of the best known molt migrations in Europe involves the common shelduck.
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Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2018
Shelduck mystery The report and photograph of a European shelduck at Clear Lake, 5,500 miles from its home at the Wadden Sea off Germany, may have been solved.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2017
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Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2018
Shelduck mystery The report and photograph of a European shelduck at Clear Lake, 5,500 miles from its home at the Wadden Sea off Germany, may have been solved.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2017
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“Shelduck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelduck. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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