HyperDic: ruddy_duck

English > 1 sense of the expression ruddy duck:
NOUNanimalruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensisreddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America
English > ruddy duck: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningreddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America.
SynonymOxyura jamaicensis
Member ofOxyura, genus Oxyuraruddy duck
Broaderducksmall wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Spanishpato de Jamaica
Catalanànec de Jamaica

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