sheldrake (n.)

  1. large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

    [ Syn: merganser , fish duck , sawbill ]

  2. Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill

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