Clangula

Clangula
noun
a genus of ducks
Syn: ↑genus Clangula
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Meronyms: ↑old squaw, ↑oldwife, ↑Clangula hyemalis

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\\ˈklaŋgyələ\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klangē scream + New Latin -ula; akin to Latin clangere to scream — more at clang
: a genus containing such ducks as the old-squaw and formerly also the goldeneye

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  • Clangula hyemalis — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clangula hyemalis — noun a common long tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States • Syn: ↑old squaw, ↑oldwife • Hypernyms: ↑sea duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Clangula, ↑genus Clangula …   Useful english dictionary

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