sheldrake
English Thesaurus
1. Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | duck, |
| definition | : | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | shelduck, |
| definition | : | female sheldrake (noun.animal) |
2. large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | sea duck, |
| definition | : | any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mergus albellus, smew, |
| definition | : | smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia (noun.animal) |
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