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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A North American wild duck (Aythya valisineria) having a reddish-brown head and neck and a whitish back.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A North American duck of the family Anatidæ and subfamily Fuligulinæ, the Fuligula (or Aristonetta) vallisneria, highly esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. North American wild duck valued for sport and food
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    duck   
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