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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
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 19 Apr. 2024.
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