单词 | sheldduck |
释义 | sheldduck in British English (ˈʃɛlˌdʌk) noun a variant spelling of shelduck shelduck in British English or sheldduck (ˈʃɛlˌdʌk) or masculine sheldrake (ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk) nounWord forms: plural -ducks, -duck, -drakes or -drake any of various large, usually brightly coloured, gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World Word origin C14 shel, probably from dialect sheld pied; related to Middle Dutch schillede variegated |
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