"sheldrake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheldrakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|sheld-||parti-colored}} Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”), {{cog|dum|shillede}} Middle Dutch shillede Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheldrake (plural sheldrakes)
  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks). Synonyms: vulpanser
    Sense id: en-sheldrake-en-noun-liZkrE3q
  2. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
    A male shelduck.
    Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Mergansers Synonyms: vulpanser
    Sense id: en-sheldrake-en-noun-2TuKvhVg Disambiguation of Ducks: 33 62 1 4 Disambiguation of Mergansers: 25 49 23 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 57 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 54 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 62 1 1
  3. A merganser.
    Sense id: en-sheldrake-en-noun-rpI1BUC7
  4. The call sign for an artillery officer.
    Sense id: en-sheldrake-en-noun-v~cnNbQ4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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