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

Mallard :: Mallard (a.) A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.

Drakestone :: Drakestone (n.) A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes..

Anseres :: Anseres (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc..

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

Willet :: Willet (n.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew..

Bluebill :: Bluebill (n.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.

Anatine :: Anatine (a.) Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.

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

Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..

Ducker :: Ducker (n.) A cringing, servile person; a fawner..

Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..

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

Sea Widgeon :: Sea widgeon () The pintail duck.

#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..

Duckling :: Duckling (n.) A young or little duck.

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

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

Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

Widgeon :: Widgeon (n.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly..

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