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WOOD DUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wood duck mean?
• WOOD DUCK (noun)
The noun WOOD DUCK has 1 sense:
1. showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
Familiarity information: WOOD DUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aix sponsa; summer duck; wood duck; wood widgeon
Hypernyms ("wood duck" is a kind of...):
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wood duck"):
wood drake (male wood duck)
Holonyms ("wood duck" is a member of...):
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