shelduck

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Curlews, oyster­catchers and shelduck breed there in summer.

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  • Curlews, oyster­catchers and shelduck breed there in summer. —  Daily Express News Feeds
  • Olbermann will make Coach K the Worst Person in the World and note that Nixon got his law degree from Duke. radjah shelduck on March 18, 2009 at 7: 01 PM —  Hot Air » Top Picks
  • Brent geese, shelduck and oyster catchers fill the skies before we reach a colony of common seals: "The red in the young seals is unique to the creeks," he points out, their heads bobbing about like humans in the water. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
 

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  1. shel(drake) + duck1.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. Also shellduck, for orig. *sheld-duck, from sheld (as in sheldrake), + duck.
 

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/ˈʃɛldək/
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