AYTHYA AMERICANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aythya americana mean? 

• AYTHYA AMERICANA (noun)
  The noun AYTHYA AMERICANA has 1 sense:

1. North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

  Familiarity information: AYTHYA AMERICANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AYTHYA AMERICANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aythya americana; redhead

Hypernyms ("Aythya americana" is a kind of...):

duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)

Holonyms ("Aythya americana" is a member of...):

Aythya; genus Aythya (canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.)