1. Noun
A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
2. Noun
The shoveler. See Shoveler.
3. Noun
small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
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4. Noun
freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill
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5. Noun
diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
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6. Noun
tropical American heron related to night herons
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