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shelduck.

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɛldʌk/
  1. Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

Where this word comes from

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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