shelduck

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛldʌk/

The English word “shelduck” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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