freckled duck

freckled duck

English

Etymology

From freckled +‎ duck.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌfɹɛkəld ˈdʌk/

Noun

freckled duck (plural freckled ducks)

1. A moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.
   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 82:

     The chief stronghold of the freckled duck is the Murray Darling Basin of southeastern Australia.

Translations

Stictonetta naevosa

Dutch: stippeleend f Esperanto: lentuganaso French: stictonette tachetée f German: Affenente f Japanese: ゴマフガモ (gomafugamo) Navajo: naalʼeełí yistłʼinígíí Russian: кра́пчатая у́тка f (krápčataja útka) Spanish: pato pecoso m