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AYTHYA FERINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aythya ferina mean?
• AYTHYA FERINA (noun)
The noun AYTHYA FERINA has 1 sense:
1. heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
Familiarity information: AYTHYA FERINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aythya ferina; pochard
Hypernyms ("Aythya ferina" 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 ferina" is a member of...):
Aythya; genus Aythya (canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.)
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