sheldrake

Significat (Anglès)

1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
2. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
3. A merganser.
4. The call sign for an artillery officer.

Conceptes

ànec blanc

ànnera blanca

Sinònims

merganser

fish duck

sawbill

shelduck

common shelduck

Traduccions

Brandente

suna

Brandgans

mergo

Tadorna tadorna

Anas tadorna

zaagbek

bergeend

serreta

tarro blanco

hanımördeği

kuşaklı ördek

testeregagalı ördek

tadorne de Belon

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb neerlandès mitjà: shillede

In summary

From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).