AIX SPONSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aix sponsa mean? 

• AIX SPONSA (noun)
  The noun AIX SPONSA has 1 sense:

1. showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees

  Familiarity information: AIX SPONSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIX SPONSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aix sponsa; summer duck; wood duck; wood widgeon

Hypernyms ("Aix sponsa" is a kind of...):

duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Aix sponsa"):

wood drake (male wood duck)

Holonyms ("Aix sponsa" is a member of...):

Aix; genus Aix (wood duck and mandarin duck)