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torrent duck

torrent duck noun: a species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.

Noun

torrent duck (plural torrent ducks)

  1. A species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.
    • The mountain lakes are fed by streams that are frozen in winter but change overnight into raging torrents – the turbulent habitat of the torrent duck.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52

Forms of torrent duck

pluraltorrent ducks

Questions about torrent duck

What does torrent duck mean?
Torrent duck means a species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.
What part of speech is torrent duck?
Torrent duck is a noun.
What is the plural of torrent duck?
The plural of torrent duck is torrent ducks.

Words near torrent duck in the dictionary

  1. Torrens
  2. Torrens title
  3. Torrens titles
  4. Torrenses
  5. torrent
  6. torrent duck
  7. torrent ducks
  8. torrent-bow
  9. torrent-bows
  10. torrent-lark
  11. torrent-larks

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