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1. any one of a group of large ducks of Europe and Asia, many of which resemble geese and have variegated plumage. Sheldrakes comprise a genus of birds.2. = merganser. (Cf. ↑merganser)
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shel — shel·drake; shel·duck; shel·lack·ing; shel·ley·esque; shel·ligs; shel·ta; shel·ter·er; shel·ter·less; shel·tery; shel·ty; shel·lac; shel·ley·an; shel·ter; shel·lack; shel·le·ian; shel·tie; … English syllables
drake — drake; drake·let; man·drake; shel·drake; shell·drake; drake·ling; … English syllables
sheldrake — shel·drake … English syllables
shelduck — /shel duk /, n., pl. shelducks, (esp. collectively) shelduck. 1. a sheldrake. 2. a female sheldrake. [1700 10; SHEL(DRAKE) + DUCK1] * * * or sheldrake Any of several short billed, somewhat gooselike, Old World ducks with long legs and an upright… … Universalium
shelduck — shel•duck [[t]ˈʃɛlˌdʌk[/t]] n. pl. ducks, (esp. collectively) duck. orn sheldrake • Etymology: 1700–10; shel (drake) +duck I … From formal English to slang
sheldrake — shel•drake [[t]ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk[/t]] n. pl. drakes, (esp. collectively) drake. 1) orn any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage 2) orn any of various other ducks, esp. the merganser •… … From formal English to slang
bergander — Sheldrake Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burrow duck — Sheldrake Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C leucoptera — Sheldrake Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C rutila — Sheldrake Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
