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harlequin duck

harlequin duck noun: a North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.

Noun

harlequin duck (plural harlequin ducks)

  1. A North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.

Forms of harlequin duck

pluralharlequin ducks

Questions about harlequin duck

What does harlequin duck mean?
Harlequin duck means a North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.
What part of speech is harlequin duck?
Harlequin duck is a noun.
What is the plural of harlequin duck?
The plural of harlequin duck is harlequin ducks.

Words near harlequin duck in the dictionary

  1. harlequin bugs
  2. harlequin cabbage bug
  3. harlequin cabbage bugs
  4. harlequin darter
  5. harlequin darters
  6. harlequin duck
  7. harlequin ducks
  8. harlequin ice cream
  9. harlequin ichthyosis
  10. harlequin lady beetle
  11. harlequin lady beetles

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