sheldrake

shel·drake  (shldrk)

n.

1. Any of various large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, especially T. tadorna, having predominantly black and white plumage. Also called shelduck.

2. See merganser.

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[Middle English shelddrake : scheld, variegated; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots + drake, drake.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges fish duck, merganser, sawbill sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser genus Mergus, Mergus - mergansers goosander, Mergus merganser - common merganser of Europe and North America American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus - common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander Mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser - widely distributed merganser of America and Europe Mergus albellus, smew - smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus - small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
	2.	sheldrake - Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs genus Tadorna, Tadorna - sheldrakes shelduck - female sheldrake

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sheldrake noun

Related words
collective noun dopping

Translations

sheldrake [ˈʃeldreɪk] N shelduck [ˈʃeldʌk] N → tadorna f

sheldrake

n → Brandente f