= Rouen duck n. at Rouen, n. 3.

a species of duck inhabiting woods, esp. the North American summer duck, Æx sponsa, and the Australian Bernicla jubata.

= Rouen duck n. at sense 3; (collectively) Rouen ducks.

Newfoundland. A juvenile or female harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus. Usually in lord and lady (see lord and lady n. at lord, n. int.phrases…

In popular names of animals. Labrador. (See quot. 1792.)

a breed of large domestic duck of French origin whose plumage resembles that of the mallard; a bird of this breed.

a duck of the genus Dendrocygna or an allied genus.

In names of animals. a North American sea duck which bred formerly in Labrador, Camptorhynchus labradorius, the male having black and white plumage.

A species of sea-duck, Harelda glacialis.

The blue duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, native to New Zealand.

= pink-eye, n.1 2.

a domesticated duck of a breed having the legs placed far back on the body, producing a nearly upright stance; (now) esp. a runner duck.

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Used attributively or absol. to designate a breed of white domestic ducks.

= Rouen duck n. at Rouen, n. 3. Cf. sense 3. Obsolete. rare.

Australian. The pink-eared duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

(a) a breed of large white duck with yellow bill and legs, imported from China to Britain and the United States in 1873; a bird of this breed; cf…

A bird or other animal that runs or moves quickly. In full runner duck. A breed of duck with a slender body, upright posture, running gait, and…

Australian. The blue-billed duck, Oxyura australis, a stiff-tailed duck with dark plumage, the male of which has a bright blue bill in the breeding…

Used attributively or in the possessive to designate certain animals associated with Steller's explorations, as Steller's (eider) (duck), a black and…

= Peking duck n. (a) at compounds 2.

(See quot. 1893.)

any species of duck of the South American genus Merganetta.