"shelduck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shelducks [plural], shelduck [plural]
Etymology: sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|shelduck}} shelduck (plural shelducks or shelduck)
  1. Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia. Wikipedia link: shelduck Categories (lifeform): Ducks Related terms: sheldrake Translations (waterfowl): စက္ကဝါက် (cakka.wak) [common-gender] (Burmese), husice (Czech), gravand [common-gender] (Danish), tadorno (Esperanto), kápureyð ont [feminine] (Faroese), ristisorsa (Finnish), tadorne (French), Kasarka [masculine] (German), βαρβάρα (varvára) [feminine] (Greek), ásólúd (Hungarian), volpoca [feminine] (Italian), tadorna [feminine] (Portuguese), călifar [masculine] (Romanian), пега́нка (pegánka) [feminine] (Russian), tarro [masculine] (Spanish), gravand [common-gender] (Swedish), suna (Turkish), angut (Turkish), галагаз (halahaz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), hwyaden yr eithin [feminine] (Welsh)

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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna tadornoides",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna cana",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna tadornoides",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna tadorna",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna cristata",
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        {
          "taxonomic": "Alopochen mauritiana",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna variegata",
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          "word": "radjah shelduck"
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          "taxonomic": "Radjah radjah",
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          "taxonomic": "Tadorna ferruginea",
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          "word": "gravand"
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          "word": "kápureyð ont"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "word": "ristisorsa"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "word": "tadorne"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Kasarka"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "varvára",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "βαρβάρα"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "word": "ásólúd"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
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          "word": "volpoca"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
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          "word": "tadorna"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
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          "word": "călifar"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pegánka",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "пега́нка"
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "waterfowl",
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        },
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          "code": "sv",
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "waterfowl",
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