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shelduck Definition

shel·duck (-duk′)

noun pl. -·ducks′ or -·duck′

any of a genus (Tadorna) of brightly colored wild ducks that feed on fish, shellfish, etc. and nest in burrows

shelduck Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Two ponds attract wild fowl and migrating waders including shelduck, greenshank and sandpiper.

Adjective modifier

  • ruddy: The area although good for ducks did not produce a ruddy shelduck.

Modifies a noun

  • number: Shelduck numbers made a partial recovery from last-year's record low.