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Golden-eye :: Golden-eye (n.) A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common..

Ferae Naturae :: Ferae naturae () Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property..

Spoonbill :: Spoonbill (n.) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.

Smew :: Smew (n.) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun..

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..

Cracker :: Cracker (n.) The pintail 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..

Scaup :: Scaup (n.) A scaup duck. See below.

Bufflehead :: Bufflehead (n.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.

Sprigtail :: Sprigtail (n.) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail..

Doucker :: Doucker (v. t.) A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks..

Castigatory :: Castigatory (n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket..

Marionette :: Marionette (n.) The buffel duck.

Duckbill :: Duckbill (n.) See Duck mole, under Duck, n..

Sheldrake :: Sheldrake (n.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta, / tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows..

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..

Tough-head :: Tough-head (n.) The ruddy duck.

Ducker :: Ducker (n.) One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver..

Earlduck :: Earlduck (n.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).

Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

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