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CLANGULA HYEMALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Clangula hyemalis mean? 

CLANGULA HYEMALIS (noun)
  The noun CLANGULA HYEMALIS has 1 sense:

1. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: CLANGULA HYEMALIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLANGULA HYEMALIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Clangula hyemalis; old squaw; oldwife

Hypernyms ("Clangula hyemalis" is a kind of...):

sea duck (any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)

Holonyms ("Clangula hyemalis" is a member of...):

Clangula; genus Clangula (a genus of ducks)


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