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SHELDUCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shelduck mean? 

SHELDUCK (noun)
  The noun SHELDUCK has 1 sense:

1. female sheldrakeplay

  Familiarity information: SHELDUCK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHELDUCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Female sheldrake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("shelduck" is a kind of...):

sheldrake (Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill)


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