SHELDUCK

n.A species of wild duck.

SHELDUCK

Shel "duck `, n. Etym: [Sheld variegated + duck. ] (Zoöl.)

shelduck

shel duck |ˈSHelˌdək ˈʃɛlˌdək |(male also sheldrake |ˈSHelˌdrāk ˈʃɛldreɪk |) ▶noun ( pl. same or shelducks ) a large gooselike Old World duck with brightly colored plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight. [Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage. ] ORIGIN early 18th cent.: probably from dialect sheld ‘pied ’ (related to Middle Dutch schillede ‘variegated ’) + duck 1 .

shelduck

shelduck |ˈʃɛldʌk |(male also sheldrake |-dreɪk |) ▶noun ( pl. same or shelducks ) a large goose-like Old World duck with brightly coloured plumage, typically showing black and white wings in flight. ●Genus Tadorna, family Anatidae: several species, in particular T. tadorna of Eurasian coasts, with white, greenish-black, and chestnut plumage. ORIGIN Middle English (as sheldrake ): probably from dialect sheld ‘pied ’ (related to Middle Dutch schillede ‘variegated ’) + duck 1. The form shelduck dates from the early 18th century.

shelduck

shel duck /ʃéldʌ̀k /名詞 複 ～s, ～C 〘鳥 〙ツクシガモ (の雌 ).