"tree duck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tree ducks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tree duck (plural tree ducks)
  1. Any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna of whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily. Categories (lifeform): Ducks
    Sense id: en-tree_duck-en-noun-6xMSd4be Disambiguation of Ducks: 57 43
  2. (US) Synonym of wood duck (Aix sponsa) Tags: US Synonyms: wood duck [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tree_duck-en-noun-SP9PhS2l Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 62

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