old squaw

old squaw

or

oldsquaw

n (Animals) US and Canadian a long-tailed northern sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, having dark wings and a white-and-brown head and body. Also called: oldwife

old′ squaw′

or old′squaw′,

n. a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions. [1830–40, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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old squaw - a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United StatesClangula hyemalis, oldwifesea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganserClangula, genus Clangula - a genus of ducks