name
Meaning 1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
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sheldrake
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noun
Meaning 2
An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
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Synonyms: vulpanser
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noun
Meaning 3
An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
A male shelduck.
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Synonyms: vulpanser
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noun
Meaning 4
A merganser.
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noun
Meaning 5
The call sign for an artillery officer.
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noun
Meaning 6
Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
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Broader terms: duck
Narrower terms: shelduck
noun
Meaning 7
large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
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Synonyms: merganser, fish duck, sawbill
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Broader terms: sea duck
Narrower terms: goosander, Mergus merganser, American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus, red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator, smew, Mergus albellus, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus
History
Etymology
From sheldrake, a nickname for a vain or showy person.
From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).