diving duck

noun

: any of various ducks (such as a bufflehead) that frequent deep waters and obtain their food by diving

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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots. Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025 Thanks to wetland protections, dabbling and diving duck populations have jumped 24% since 1970, while waterbirds are up 16% nationwide, per the report. Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025 Canvasbacks were a favorite diving duck among market hunters during the late 1800s and early 1900s, with individual birds sometimes commanding the outrageous price of $2 per bird. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023 The park is also known for attracting a striking species of diving duck called a redhead. Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 6 June 2023 This new dinosaur species closely resembles a deep-diving duck and further highlights the diversity of the species that likely existed during the age of dinosaurs. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022

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First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of diving duck was in 1813

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“Diving duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diving%20duck. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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