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tree duck

tree duck noun: any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna of whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.

Noun

tree duck (plural tree ducks)

  1. Any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna of whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.
  2. (US) Synonym of wood duck (Aix sponsa)
    Synonyms:
    wood duck

Synonyms of tree duck

Forms of tree duck

pluraltree ducks

Words formed from tree duck

Questions about tree duck

What does tree duck mean?
Tree duck means any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna of whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.
What part of speech is tree duck?
Tree duck is a noun.
What is the plural of tree duck?
The plural of tree duck is tree ducks.

Words near tree duck in the dictionary

  1. tree diagrams
  2. tree disc
  3. tree discs
  4. tree disk
  5. tree disks
  6. tree duck
  7. tree ducks
  8. tree ear
  9. tree failure
  10. tree failures
  11. tree farm

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