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CLANGULA HYEMALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Clangula hyemalis mean?
• CLANGULA HYEMALIS (noun)
The noun CLANGULA HYEMALIS has 1 sense:
1. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
Familiarity information: CLANGULA HYEMALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Clangula hyemalis; old squaw; oldwife
Hypernyms ("Clangula hyemalis" is a kind of...):
sea duck (any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)
Holonyms ("Clangula hyemalis" is a member of...):
Clangula; genus Clangula (a genus of ducks)
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