sheldgoose
nounEtymology From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.
1
Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.
- Related terms
- shelduck
noun
Etymology From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.
Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.
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