Burdekin ducks

Noun

Burdekin duck (countable and uncountable, plural Burdekin ducks)

1. (Australia, countable) The bird Tadorna radjah, a protected species within Australia.
   • The Burdekin duck is also large, and bronze and white in colour. They are found in large numbers on the River Burdekin, from which they derive their name.1870, Edward B. Kennedy, Four years in Queensland, page 116

   Synonyms:

   radjah shelduck

2. (Australia, obsolete, uncountable) A food dish made from leftovers or ingredients to hand, usually including corned beef.
   • even the exotic-sounding "Burdekin duck" consists of nothing more than slices of cold beef fried in batter.1977, Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, →ISBN (discussing 19th century cookery)