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loggerhead duck

loggerhead duck noun: tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.

loggerhead duck: tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of...
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Noun

loggerhead duck (plural loggerhead ducks)

  1. Tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.
    Synonyms:
    Falkland steamer duck

Synonyms of loggerhead duck

  • Falkland steamer duck

Forms of loggerhead duck

pluralloggerhead ducks

Questions about loggerhead duck

What does loggerhead duck mean?
Loggerhead duck means tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.
What part of speech is loggerhead duck?
Loggerhead duck is a noun.
What is the plural of loggerhead duck?
The plural of loggerhead duck is loggerhead ducks.

Words near loggerhead duck in the dictionary

  1. logged on
  2. logged onto
  3. logged out
  4. logger
  5. loggerhead
  6. loggerhead duck
  7. loggerhead ducks
  8. loggerhead kingbird
  9. loggerhead kingbirds
  10. loggerhead musk turtle
  11. loggerhead musk turtles

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