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Sheldrake

An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna.

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3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sawbillnoun	(UK) The red-breasted merganser.
mergansernoun	Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
fish ducknoun	merganser

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Word	Definition
sawbillnoun	(UK) The red-breasted merganser.
mergansernoun	Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
fish ducknoun	merganser
ruddynoun	(informal) A ruddy duck.
shelducknoun	Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
common shelducknoun	A species of shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
shielducknoun	Obsolete form of shelduck. [Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.]
sheldgoosenoun	Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.
bergandernoun	A European duck (Tadorna tadorna), a sheldrake.
ruddy shelducknoun	A migratory duck, Tadorna ferruginea.
vulpansernoun	Synonym of sheldrake (the shelduck).
paradise shelducknoun	Tadorna variegata, a species of shelduck that is endemic to New Zealand, with striking plumage.
shelgoosenoun	Alternative form of sheldgoose. [Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.]
radjah shelducknoun	A species of shelduck, Radjah radjah, of New Guinea and Australia.
brahminy ducknoun	(India) Synonym of ruddy shelduck.
paradise ducknoun	Synonym of paradise shelduck.
mud ducknoun	(zoology) The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata).
gadwallnoun	A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).
wood drakenoun	a male wood duck
drakeletnoun	A male duckling.