black duck
noun
: any of several ducks that are dark in color
especially
: a common brown duck (Anas rubripes) of eastern North America
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Mallards have been breeding out black ducks in the Atlantic flyway for some time now (the black duck population has been in decline since the mid-1900s).
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Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
The daily bag limit in each zone can include no more than four mallards (of which two may be hens), three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, two redheads, two black ducks and one pintail.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
Mallards have been breeding out black ducks in the Atlantic flyway for some time now (the black duck population has been in decline since the mid-1900s).
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
The daily bag limit can include no more than four mallards (of which two may be hens), three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, two redheads, two black ducks and one pintail.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2020
The Blackwing is named after the black ducks found on the family crest of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2019
On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks.
—Yanan Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
The daily bag limit in each zone can include no more than four mallards (of which two may be hens), three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, two redheads, two black ducks and one pintail.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
Mallards have been breeding out black ducks in the Atlantic flyway for some time now (the black duck population has been in decline since the mid-1900s).
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
The daily bag limit can include no more than four mallards (of which two may be hens), three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, two redheads, two black ducks and one pintail.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2020
The Blackwing is named after the black ducks found on the family crest of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2019
On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks.
—Yanan Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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“Black duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20duck. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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