sheldrake

shel·drake

S0332700 (shĕl′drāk′)n.1. See shelduck.2. See merganser.

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[Middle English shelddrake : scheld, variegated; see skel- in Indo-European roots + drake, drake.]

shel•drake

(ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk)

n., pl. -drakes, (esp. collectively) -drake. 1. any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage. 2. any of various other ducks, esp. the merganser. [1275–1325; Middle English sheldedrake]

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Noun	1.	sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edgesfish duck, merganser, sawbillsea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; mergansergenus Mergus, Mergus - mergansersgoosander, Mergus merganser - common merganser of Europe and North AmericaAmerican merganser, Mergus merganser americanus - common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosanderMergus serrator, red-breasted merganser - widely distributed merganser of America and EuropeMergus albellus, smew - smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasiahooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus - small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
	2.	sheldrake - Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red billduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsgenus Tadorna, Tadorna - sheldrakesshelduck - female sheldrake

sheldrake

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collective noun dopping

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