Male+duck

  • 91ring-necked duck — ☆ ring necked duck n. a North American duck (Aythya collaris), the male of which has a black breast, neck, and back with a faint coppery ring around the neck …

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  • 92ruddy duck — ☆ ruddy duck n. a small, North American duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), the breeding male of which has a brownish red neck and upper body, black crown, white cheeks, and blue bill …

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  • 93velvet duck — noun see velvet scoter * * * velvet duck or velvet scoter noun A species of duck, the male of which is black with white patches on the wing and under the eye • • • Main Entry: ↑velvet …

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  • 94ferruginous duck — noun A Eurasian diving duck, the male of which has reddish brown plumage • • • Main Entry: ↑ferruginous …

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  • 95Pheasant duck — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …

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  • 96Teal duck — Teal Teal (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See {Till} to cultivate.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several …

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  • 97weasel duck — Weasel Wea sel, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[=i]sla, Dan. v[ a]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of small carnivores… …

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  • 98ring-necked duck — noun Date: 1831 a North American duck (Aythya collaris) that has a white ring around the bill and in the male a faint narrow chestnut ring encircling the neck …

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  • 99ruddy duck — noun Date: 1814 an American duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) with a long tail of stiff feathers, a broad bill, and in the breeding male a brownish red back and sides and a blue bill …

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  • 100harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut. [1765 75] * * * …

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