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blue ducks

blue ducks is the plural of blue duck.

Meaning of blue duck

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

Questions about blue ducks

What is blue ducks the plural of?
Blue ducks is the plural of blue duck.

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