| 单词 | mud duck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmud duck mud duck n. U.S. = mud hen n. 1; esp. the American coot, Fulica americana. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > domestic mallard1314 puddle duck1841 mud duck1857 puddler1945 1857 Porter's Spirit of Times 26 Sept. 54/2 There is duck of every quality, canvas-back, wood, mud, and various other species. 1903 Forest & Stream 27 Feb. 150 They are a cross between the mallard and ordinary mud duck. 1920 E. Pound Let. 11 Sept. (1971) 158 If you weren't stupider than a mud-duck you would know that every kick to bad writing is by that much a help for the good. 1985 J. Adams Good Intentions xxiii. 168 They watched mallards and teal and canvasbacks and mud ducks and a zillion other waterfowl. < as lemmas |
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