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Desmognathous :: Desmognathous (a.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds..

Duck :: Duck (n.) A pet; a darling.

Drabbet :: Drabbet (n.) A coarse linen fabric, or duck..

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

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

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

Redhead :: Redhead (n.) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard..

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

Duck's-foot :: Duck's-foot (n.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).

Squame :: Squamduck () The American eider duck.

Vicissy Duck :: Vicissy duck () A West Indian duck, sometimes domesticated..

Fulmar :: Fulmar (n.) One of several species of sea birds, of the family procellariidae, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea)..

Stick-tight :: Sticktail (n.) The ruddy duck.

Cucking Stool :: Cucking stool () A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool..

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..

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy..

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..

Apron :: Apron (n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.

Sailcloth :: Sailcloth (n.) Duck or canvas used in making sails.

Dunbird :: Dunbird (n.) An American duck; the ruddy duck.

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