Meaning of SEA DUCK
| Pronunciation: | | see duk
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser |
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| | See Also: | | Clangula hyemalis, duck, eider, eider duck, fish duck, merganser, old squaw, oldwife, sawbill, scooter, scoter, sheldrake | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sea" duck`\ (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the
seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The
scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They
may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
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