Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of arboricole duck-like geese; the tree-ducks.
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Sure, a lot (most) of the time I haven’t a clue what you’re banging on about … and I have more interest in the migratory habits of the South American black-bellied whistling duck (dendrocygna autumnalis) … but YOU write it and I am proud of you.
From the Mouths of Husbands - Marina's Impossible Marina Geigert 2007
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