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shelduck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃɛldʌk/
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  • rhymes with -ʌk

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

female sheldrake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sheldrake

History

Etymology

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: စက္ကဝါက် (cakka.wak) — waterfowl
  • Czech: husice — waterfowl
  • Danish: gravand — waterfowl
  • Esperanto: tadorno — waterfowl
  • Faroese: kápureyð ont — waterfowl
  • Finnish: ristisorsa — waterfowl
  • French: tadorne — waterfowl
  • German: Kasarka — waterfowl
  • Greek: βαρβάρα (varvára) — waterfowl
  • Hungarian: ásólúd — waterfowl
  • Italian: volpoca — waterfowl
  • Ossetian: пеганкӕ (pegankæ) — waterfowl
  • Polish: kazarka — waterfowl
  • Portuguese: tadorna — waterfowl
  • Romanian: călifar — waterfowl
  • Russian: пега́нка (pegánka) — waterfowl
  • Spanish: tarro — waterfowl
  • Swedish: gravand — waterfowl
  • Turkish: suna — waterfowl
  • Turkish: angut — waterfowl
  • Ukrainian: галагаз (halahaz) — waterfowl
  • Welsh: hwyaden yr eithin — waterfowl
  • Woiwurrung: winak-ki — waterfowl