- black duck
- noun Date: 1637 any of several ducks that are dark in color; especially a common brown duck (Anas rubripes) of eastern North America
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
black duck — n. a sooty brown, wild duck (Anas rubripes) of E North America … English World dictionary
black duck — noun a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada • Syn: ↑Anas rubripes • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Anas, ↑genus Anas * * * noun : any of various ducks that are predominantly black … Useful english dictionary
Black Duck — There are three dabbling ducks named as Black Duck:* African Black Duck, Anas sparsa * American Black Duck, Anas rubripes * Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa Other references for Black Duck: * Black Duck Software, a software company based in… … Wikipedia
black duck — Scoter Sco ter, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. [1913 Webster] Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black duck — any of several ducks having dusky or black plumage, as Anas rubripes, of the northeastern U.S. and Canada. [1630 40] * * * ▪ bird (Anas rubripes), highly prized game bird (family Anatidae) of eastern North America, inhabiting salt, brackish … Universalium
black duck — /blæk ˈdʌk / (say blak duk) noun → Pacific black duck …
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