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freckled duck

/ˌfɹɛkəld ˈdʌk/

freckled duck noun: a moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.

Noun

freckled duck (plural freckled ducks)

  1. A moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.
    • The chief stronghold of the freckled duck is the Murray Darling Basin of southeastern Australia.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 82

Forms of freckled duck

pluralfreckled ducks

Origin of freckled duck

From freckled + duck.

Questions about freckled duck

What does freckled duck mean?
Freckled duck means a moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.
What part of speech is freckled duck?
Freckled duck is a noun.
How do you pronounce freckled duck?
Freckled duck is pronounced /ˌfɹɛkəld ˈdʌk/.
What is the plural of freckled duck?
The plural of freckled duck is freckled ducks.

Words near freckled duck in the dictionary

  1. freckle
  2. freckle up
  3. freckled
  4. freckled blennies
  5. freckled blenny
  6. freckled duck
  7. freckled ducks
  8. freckled up
  9. freckledness
  10. freckleface
  11. frecklefaces

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