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eend.

A duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding the subfamily Anserinae; in non-scientific usage the term may be reserved for only the smaller (not goose-like) members of the Anatidae or reserved for females only.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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noun/eːnt/[ei̯nt]Dutch, Northern[eːnt]Dutch, Southern
  1. A duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding the subfamily Anserinae; in non-scientific usage the term may be reserved for only the smaller (not goose-like) members of the Anatidae or reserved for females only.

    feminine
  2. A Citroën 2CV car.

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts. Cognate with German Ente. The sense “Citroën 2CV” is shared with German Ente.

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