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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMON SHELDUCK

common shelduck  [ˈkɒmən ˈʃelˌdʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMON SHELDUCK

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Common shelduck is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COMMON SHELDUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

common shelduck

Common shelduck

The common shelduck is a waterfowl species shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in Eurasia, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb. Its scientific name comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck". Fossil bones from Dorkovo described as Balcanas pliocaenica may actually belong to this species. More likely, they are an extinct species of Tadorna due to their Early Pliocene age; the present species is not unequivocally attested from the fossil record until some 2-3 million years later.

Definition of common shelduck in the English dictionary

The definition of common shelduck in the dictionary is a large, brightly coloured gooselike duck, Tadorna tadorna, of the Old World.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMON SHELDUCK


beduck
bɪˈdʌk
bonduc
ˈbɒnˌdʌk
chempaduk
ˈtʃɛmpəˌdʌk
duck
dʌk
geoduck
ˈdʒiːəʊˌdʌk
sheldduck
ˈʃelˌdʌk
shelduck
ˈʃɛlˌdʌk
shellduck
ˈʃelˌdʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMON SHELDUCK

common partridge
common pleas
common prayer
common ragweed
common room
common sallow
common salt
common scoter
common seal
common sense
common shrew
common snapping turtle
common snipe
common soldier
common spoonbill
common spotted orchid
common stock
common storksbill
common swallow
common swift

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMON SHELDUCK

blue duck
Bombay duck
cold duck
dead duck
decoy duck
diving duck
eider duck
ferruginous duck
grey duck
harlequin duck
Heyduck
lame duck
mandarin duck
Muscovy duck
Peking duck
ruddy duck
sea duck
sitting duck
tufted duck
wood duck

Synonyms and antonyms of common shelduck in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «common shelduck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMON SHELDUCK

Find out the translation of common shelduck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of common shelduck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «common shelduck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普通麻鸭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tarro blanco
570 millions of speakers

English

common shelduck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम shelduck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shelduck المشتركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пеганка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pato-branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ শেল্ডক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tadorne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helduck biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brandgans
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共通ツクシガモの雌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인 shelduck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umum shelduck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shelduck chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான ஷெல்டுக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य शेल्डक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel çoban
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Volpoca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspólne ohar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пеганка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

califarul alb comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βαρβάρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algemene Kopereend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

felles shelduck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of common shelduck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON SHELDUCK»

The term «common shelduck» is normally little used and occupies the 136.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON SHELDUCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about common shelduck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON SHELDUCK»

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Wildfowl of the World
COMMON SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna L 58-67 cm (23-26 in), WS 110-133 cm ( 43-52 in) Monotypic. Distinctive black-headed, white- bodied shelduck of northern hemisphere. identification Male breeding Black head and upper neck glossed ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Tadorna tadorna [Common Shelduck] NHR. BRO: nw Europe. Gillham and Gillham 1996 (p. 17); IZY1967, 1971; Lack 1974†. Somateria spectabilis [King Eider] See: Somateria mollissima. Somateria v-nigra [Pacific Eider] See: Somateria ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
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The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
Hybrids with Ruddy Shelduck and Common Shelduck have been recorded: see ' Hybrids' (pages 676–684). All records of Egyptian Goose in Britain relate to feral or escaped birds, which have been introduced from Africa since at least the late ...
Dave Gamble, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
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Rare Birds of North America
breeding (Sep–Jun) Common Shelduck ♂ ♂ dismissed as escapes. Indeed, many records surely do refer to escapes or freeflying feral birds. Like Pinkfooted, Barnacle, and Greylag Geese, however, shelducks are increasing markedly in ...
Steve N. G. Howell, Ian Lewington, Will Russell, 2014
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Birds of the World
A female common shelduck keeps a close eye on her brood of ducklings, which she will have led to water within a few hours of hatching. nest shortly after hatching, just like the young of other waterfowl; nesting so high up forces them to leap ...
Jason A. Mobley, 2008
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Nature Guide: Birds
... gravel and sandpits Migrant 23—26in (58—67 cm) 2%Ib (1kg) Hole in the ground, lined with down 8—10 eggs; 1 brood Least Concern Pairs/small flocks Multicolored duck The common shelduck is easily recognized by the colorful black, ...
David Burnie, 2012
7
The Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl
... Shelduck Northern (Common) Shelduck Radjah Shelduck (Subspecies: radjah , Black-backed Radjah Shelduck; and rufiter- gum, Red-backed Radjah Shelduck ) TRIBE TACHYERINI Steamer Ducks Tachyeres patachonicus Flying Steamer ...
Bruce D. Batt, 1992
8
Birds of the Middle East
Size of Common Shelduck with orange-chestnut body and paler cinnamon-buff head; black flight feathers with green speculum, striking white forewing and underwing-coverts (similarto Egyptian Goose). Female and non-breeding male lack ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Birds of North America
A record of a flock of six on 25 July 2000 from Southampton island, Nunavut. Canada. may have been vagrants from the Old World. COMMON SHELDUCK Tar/arm: tadama l L25" (64 cm) Eurasian species. Female smaller, lacks knob on bill.
Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer, 2009
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Birds in Sanskrit Literature: With 107 Bird Illustrations
Tadorna ferruginea, Ruddy Sheldrake [Common Shelduck], Tadorne casarca, 450 cakra-koka, Treron apicauda, Pin-tailed Green Pigeon, Colombar a longue queue; Treron sphenura. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Colombar chanteur, 254 ...
K. N. Dave, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON SHELDUCK»

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Himachal's Pong wetlands home to record 71800 bar-headed geese …
... Sarus crane, black bellied tern, common shelduck, buff bellied pipit, water pipit and little gull - all of which are rare in other Indian wetlands. «Business Standard, Feb 15»
2
1.35 lakh birds of 93 species visited Pong Dam
... tern (05), common shelduck (02), buff bellied pipit (02), water pipit (02) and little gull (01), uncommon winter visitors in other Indian wetlands. «Chandigarh Tribune, Feb 15»
3
110 species of winged guests visit Wadhwana lake this winter
Glossy Ibis, Flamingoes, Ruddy Shekduk, Pelican, Pintail duck, Bar-headed goose, Cormorants and Common Shelduck were the winter visitors ... «Times of India, Feb 15»
4
Water birds under threat from habitat loss
The missing species of water birds are bar-headed goose, common shelduck, northern shoveler, red-crested pochard and common pochard, ... «E Kantipur, Jan 15»
5
The best of birdwatching 2014
It started with a common shelduck on April 2 in Renews. This was technically the rarest bird of the year. It could be considered only the second ... «The Telegram, Dec 14»
6
Competition Spices Annual Bird Counts
Lakeland's count included some national highs for a handful of waterfowl such as greylag goose, black swan and common shelduck. «The Ledger, Dec 14»
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How cormorants emerge dry after deep dives
After being coated with a special solution, a feather from a common shelduck repels both the oil (red) and water (blue), causing them to bead ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
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SAS B734 at Copenhagen on Jul 23rd 2013, bird strike
The HCL reported that the remains of a Common Shelduck were found on the runway with injuries consistent with an impact with an aircraft. «The Aviation Herald, Apr 14»
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32000 migratory birds visit Loktak lake in Manipur
Moreover, common Shelduck (local name Thangong Arangba), Glossy (Ibis Kakshu), Grey Leg Geese (Kanga) and Mandarin Duck (Sana ... «Times of India, Feb 14»
10
Himachal now home to half of world's bar-headed geese
The common shelduck, sarus crane, osprey, buff bellied pipit, Indian skimmer and the little gull, which are rarely observed in Indian wetlands, ... «Times of India, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Common shelduck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/common-shelduck>. Apr 2024 ».
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