"mud duck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mud ducks [plural]
Etymology: From mud + duck. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mud|duck}} mud + duck Head templates: {{en-noun}} mud duck (plural mud ducks)
  1. (zoology) The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata). Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Dabbling ducks
    Sense id: en-mud_duck-en-noun-PojoWSv0 Disambiguation of Dabbling ducks: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive) An unattractive woman. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-mud_duck-en-noun-nxDyE37O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mudduck

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mud duck meaning in English (1.8kB)

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