Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
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A pet; a darling.
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Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its ne…
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Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.
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The merganser.
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Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia.
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Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta,…
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