| 单词 | anseriform bird |
| 释义 | anseriform bird (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY anseriform bird n chiefly web-footed swimming birds Hypo|Hyper duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs gooseweb-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks drakeadult male of a wild or domestic duck quack-quackchild's word for a duck ducklingyoung duck diving duckany of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food dabbler, dabbling duckany of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling Anas platyrhynchos, mallardwild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed Anas rubripes, black ducka dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada tealany of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America Anas penelope, widgeon, wigeonfreshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals Anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveler, shovellerfreshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Anas acuta, pin-tailed duck, pintaillong-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers sheldrakeOld World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill Oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duckreddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball, dippersmall North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Bucephela clangula, goldeneye, whistlerlarge-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions Aythya valisineria, canvasback, canvasback duckNorth American wild duck valued for sport and food Aythya ferina, pochardheavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head Aythya americana, redheadNorth American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head bluebill, broadbill, scaup, scaup duckdiving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill wild duckan undomesticated duck (especially a mallard) Aix sponsa, summer duck, wood duck, wood widgeonshowy North American duck that nests in hollow trees Aix galericulata, mandarin duckshowy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated Cairina moschata, muscovy duck, musk ducklarge crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated sea duckany of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser goslingyoung goose gandermature male goose Anser cygnoides, Chinese goosevery large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag Anser anser, graylag, graylag goose, greylag, greylag goosecommon grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds Chen caerulescens, blue gooseNorth American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter brant, brant goose, brent, brent goosesmall dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Branta canadensis, Canada goose, Canadian goose, honkercommon greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call Branta leucopsis, barnacle, barnacle gooseEuropean goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north water bird, waterbird, waterfowl freshwater aquatic bird |
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