shelduck

Meaning

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

Translations

Brandente

Brandgans

tarro blanco

tadorna

casarca

Tadorna tadorna

ànec blanc

Etymology

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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