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dabbling duck

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dab·bling duck (dblng)
n.
Any of various ducks, chiefly of the genus Anas, including the mallards, teals, and shovelers, that feed by dabbling in shallow water and are favored as game birds.
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Noun1.dabbling duckdabbling duck - any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
dabbler
duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
diving duck - any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food


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