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单词 tree duck
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Definition of tree duck in English:

tree duck

noun
  • another term for whistling duck
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘We didn't take any tree ducks during that week of regular duck season,’ Tyler said.
    • Also, teal-season hunters must be cautious not to knock down brightly colored tree ducks on the prairie or mahogany-plumed mottled ducks in the marsh.
    • These ducks are called woodies or tree ducks in some localities because they perch and nest in trees.
    • Being a tree duck they do fly extremely well, unless pinioned, and will roost at the highest point available.
    • It is believed that tree ducks, also referred to as whistling ducks, make up a separate subfamily.
 
 

Definition of tree duck in US English:

tree duck

noun
  • another term for whistling duck
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being a tree duck they do fly extremely well, unless pinioned, and will roost at the highest point available.
    • These ducks are called woodies or tree ducks in some localities because they perch and nest in trees.
    • Also, teal-season hunters must be cautious not to knock down brightly colored tree ducks on the prairie or mahogany-plumed mottled ducks in the marsh.
    • It is believed that tree ducks, also referred to as whistling ducks, make up a separate subfamily.
    • ‘We didn't take any tree ducks during that week of regular duck season,’ Tyler said.
 
 
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