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white-headed duck

white-headed duck noun: oxyura leucocephala, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.

white-headed duck: oxyura leucocephala, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae
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Noun

white-headed duck (plural white-headed ducks)

  1. Oxyura leucocephala, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae

Forms of white-headed duck

pluralwhite-headed ducks

Questions about white-headed duck

What does white-headed duck mean?
White-headed duck means oxyura leucocephala, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.
What part of speech is white-headed duck?
White-headed duck is a noun.
What is the plural of white-headed duck?
The plural of white-headed duck is white-headed ducks.

Words near white-headed duck in the dictionary

  1. white-handedly
  2. white-handedness
  3. white-headed
  4. white-headed babbler
  5. white-headed babblers
  6. white-headed duck
  7. white-headed ducks
  8. white-headed eagle
  9. white-headed eagles
  10. white-headed vulture
  11. white-headed vultures

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