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单词 diving duck
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Definition of diving duck in English:

diving duck

noun
  • A duck of a type which dives under water for food, such as the pochard, scaup, tufted duck, and goldeneye.

    Tribes Aythyini and Mergini, family Anatidae: several genera, in particular Aythya and Bucephala

    Compare with dabbling duck
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They pick food from the surface of shallow wetlands, graze in open fields, and steal food from coots and diving ducks.
    • The total number of these diving ducks breeding in Britain is only some 800, but two couples among them have chosen Barnes.
    • It seems incongruous that Garibaldi produced species of diving ducks, since these do not commonly frequent the Sacramento Valley.
    • Common Goldeneyes are diving ducks and forage mostly under water.
    • The Lesser Scaup is one of the most abundant diving ducks in the Northwest.
    • Varying water levels are especially important to birds such as grebes, coots, and diving ducks that build floating nests in emergent vegetation.
    • It is the diving ducks, though, that I really enjoy and which brighten the winter scene for many.
    • Barrow's Goldeneyes are diving ducks, and whole groups of goldeneyes will dive at the same time.
    • More generalized than other diving ducks, the Ring-necked Duck eats mostly seeds, roots, and tubers.
    • Washington's smallest diving duck, the Bufflehead, is easily distinguished from other ducks.
    • Redheads usually gather in small flocks, often mixed with other diving duck species.
    • Bank anglers should watch for small groups of diving duck working together over the weedbeds.
    • The diving duck family ranges in size from the petite (Ruddy Duck and Bufflehead) to the meaty (Canvasback.)
    • You may also see the Scaup Duck, or Black Teal, New Zealand's only true diving duck.
    • His aerial surveys documented the tremendous decline in waterfowl use and the redistribution of diving ducks to the Mississippi River.
    • They are exceptional divers and, unlike other diving ducks, can take off from the water without running along the surface.
 
 

Definition of diving duck in US English:

diving duck

noun
  • A duck of a type which dives under water for food, such as the pochard, scaup, tufted duck, and goldeneye.

    Tribes Aythyini and Mergini, family Anatidae: several genera, in particular Aythya and Bucephala

    Compare with dabbling duck
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is the diving ducks, though, that I really enjoy and which brighten the winter scene for many.
    • The total number of these diving ducks breeding in Britain is only some 800, but two couples among them have chosen Barnes.
    • They are exceptional divers and, unlike other diving ducks, can take off from the water without running along the surface.
    • Bank anglers should watch for small groups of diving duck working together over the weedbeds.
    • Redheads usually gather in small flocks, often mixed with other diving duck species.
    • You may also see the Scaup Duck, or Black Teal, New Zealand's only true diving duck.
    • They pick food from the surface of shallow wetlands, graze in open fields, and steal food from coots and diving ducks.
    • His aerial surveys documented the tremendous decline in waterfowl use and the redistribution of diving ducks to the Mississippi River.
    • More generalized than other diving ducks, the Ring-necked Duck eats mostly seeds, roots, and tubers.
    • The diving duck family ranges in size from the petite (Ruddy Duck and Bufflehead) to the meaty (Canvasback.)
    • Barrow's Goldeneyes are diving ducks, and whole groups of goldeneyes will dive at the same time.
    • Varying water levels are especially important to birds such as grebes, coots, and diving ducks that build floating nests in emergent vegetation.
    • It seems incongruous that Garibaldi produced species of diving ducks, since these do not commonly frequent the Sacramento Valley.
    • Washington's smallest diving duck, the Bufflehead, is easily distinguished from other ducks.
    • The Lesser Scaup is one of the most abundant diving ducks in the Northwest.
    • Common Goldeneyes are diving ducks and forage mostly under water.
 
 
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