Shelduck Definition

shĕldŭk
shelducks
noun
Any of a genus (Tadorna) of brightly colored wild ducks that feed on fish, shellfish, etc. and nest in burrows.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Shelduck

Noun

Singular:
shelduck
Plural:
shelducks

Origin of Shelduck

  • sheld variegated + duck.

    From Wiktionary

  • shel(drake) duck

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shelduck Sentence Examples

  • There were single Shelduck and m pintail on the sea, with another m Pintail by the eastern Pool.

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

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

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

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