| 单词 | velvet-duck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvelvet-duck velvet-duck n. a species of scoter ( Œdemia fusca). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Melanitta > melanitta fusca wigeon1668 velvet-duck1678 velvet scoter1843 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 363 The feathers of the whole body are so soft and delicate as nothing more, so that it might be not undeservedly called the Velvet-Duck. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 153 Velvet Duck..the plumage is of a fine black, and of the soft and delicate appearance of velvet. 1840 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 175 I made a capital shot at 6 black velvet ducks. 1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds 235 The Velvet Duck (Anas fusca)..is the largest of the Scoters. < as lemmas |
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