sheldrake

n. 麻鸭

词形变化

sheldrakes 复数 sheldrakes

别名

shelldrake shielddrake shieldrake skeldrake

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).

  2. 2.

    An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).

    A male shelduck.

  3. 3.

    A merganser.

  4. 4.

    The call sign for an artillery officer.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

fish duck merganser sawbill

上位词 2

duck seaduck

下位词 5

goosander hooded merganser red-breasted merganser shelduck smew

词源

From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).

来源：wiktionary