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spirit duck

spirit duck noun: a bufflehead (Bucephala albeola).

Noun

spirit duck (plural spirit ducks)

  1. A bufflehead (Bucephala albeola).

Forms of spirit duck

pluralspirit ducks

Origin of spirit duck

From its rapid diving, on account of which the Native Americans believed it had magical powers.

Questions about spirit duck

What does spirit duck mean?
Spirit duck means a bufflehead (Bucephala albeola).
What part of speech is spirit duck?
Spirit duck is a noun.
What is the plural of spirit duck?
The plural of spirit duck is spirit ducks.

Words near spirit duck in the dictionary

  1. spirit children
  2. spirit communication
  3. spirit communications
  4. spirit doctor
  5. spirit doctors
  6. spirit duck
  7. spirit ducks
  8. spirit duplicator
  9. spirit duplicators
  10. spirit fingers
  11. spirit house

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