• Sheldrake

    Origin

    From Middle English sheld- (akin to Middle Dutch shillede ("parti-colored")) + drake ("male duck")

    Full definition of sheldrake

    Noun

    sheldrake

    (plural sheldrakes)
    1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna.
    2. A merganser.
    3. A male shelduck.
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