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Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S

Hareld :: Hareld (n.) The long-tailed duck.

Skunkhead :: Skunkhead (n.) A duck (Camptolaimus Labradorus) which formerly inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England. It is now supposed to be extinct. Called also Labrador duck, and pied duck..

Monotremata :: Monotremata (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna..

Surmen :: Surfer (n.) The surf duck.

Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.

Muscovy Duck :: Muscovy duck () A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil..

Decoy :: Decoy (v. t.) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net..

Spine-tailed :: Spinetail (n.) The ruddy duck.

Drake :: Drake (n.) The male of the duck kind.

Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.

Spindleworm :: Spindletail (n.) The pintail duck.

Splitter :: Split-tail (n.) The pintail duck.

Anatiferous :: Anatiferous (a.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifae, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle..

Skunkhead :: Skunkhead (n.) The surf duck.

Geoduck :: Geoduck (n.) A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food..

Sea Duck :: Sea duck () Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe..

Callow :: Callow (n.) A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

Team :: Team (n.) A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a brood; a litter..

Dowse :: Dowse (v. t.) To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse..

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