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blue duck

blue duck noun: any member of the species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.

Noun

blue duck (plural blue ducks)

  1. Any member of the species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.
    • Trout, which have been introduced to New Zealand waterways, may also pose a threat to blue ducks since they almost certainly compete with them for the aquatic insects on which the birds depend.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 83
    Synonyms:
    whio

Synonyms of blue duck

Forms of blue duck

pluralblue ducks

Questions about blue duck

What does blue duck mean?
Blue duck means any member of the species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.
What part of speech is blue duck?
Blue duck is a noun.
What is the plural of blue duck?
The plural of blue duck is blue ducks.

Words near blue duck in the dictionary

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  8. blue duiker
  9. blue dwarf
  10. blue dwarfs
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