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单词 shelduck
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
shel•duck  (shelduk′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ducks, (esp. collectively) -duck. 
  1. Birdsa sheldrake.
  2. Birdsa female sheldrake.
  • shel(drake) + duck1 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shelduck /ˈʃɛlˌdʌk/, (masculine)sheldrake /ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk/ n ( pl -ducks, -duck, -drakes, -drake)
  1. any of various large usually brightly coloured gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World
Etymology: 14th Century shel, probably from dialect sheld pied; related to Middle Dutch schillede variegated
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