shelduck
noun/ˈʃɛldʌk/
Etymology From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).
1
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
- Derived terms
- Australian shelduck, Cape shelduck, chestnut-breasted shelduck, common shelduck, crested shelduck, Mauritius shelduck, paradise shelduck, radjah shelduck, raja shelduck, ruddy shelduck, South African shelduck
- Related terms
- sheldgoose, sheldrake