shelduck

n. 雌麻鸭

发音

UK /ˈʃɛldʌk/

词形变化

shelducks 复数 shelducks

别名

sheldduck shellduck shielduck

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sheldrake

相关短语

ruddy shelduck 赤麻鸭 common shelduck radjah shelduck paradise shelduck

词源

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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