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单词 river duck
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river duck
river duck n. a duck which frequents rivers; spec. a dabbling duck; cf. sea-duck n. 1.
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1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 431 It appears they feed as well in Fresh Water, as in Salt; so may more fitly be entituled Ducks of an Amphibious Kind, or of a middle Nature betwixt the Sea-Ducks, and the Plash or River-Ducks.
1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 189 The Anatinæ, or river ducks, show the typical perfection of the whole family [etc.].
1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 285 River ducks..are not by any means confined to fresh waters, and some species constantly associate with the sea-ducks.
1977 S. Cramp Handbk. Birds Europe, Middle East & N. Afr. I. 471 Anatini dabbling ducks. (Known also as surface-feeding, puddle, or river ducks.)
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