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SHELDUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shelduck mean?
• SHELDUCK (noun)
The noun SHELDUCK has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SHELDUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Female sheldrake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("shelduck" is a kind of...):
sheldrake (Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill)
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