shelduck
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shelduck
- /ˈʃɛldʌk/
Rhymes with -ʌk
Where it comes from
From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck.
Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).
noun shelducks · shelduck
- Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
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Talk about this word "shelduck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shelduck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shelduck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shelduck "shelduck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shelduck.Cite this
@misc{shelduck_2026,
title = {shelduck},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shelduck},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
