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PRONUNCIATION OF SHELLDUCK

shellduck  [ˈʃelˌdʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELLDUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shellduck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHELLDUCK


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHELLDUCK

shellac varnish
shellack
shellacked
shellacker
shellacking
shellback
shellbark
shellbound
shellcracker
shelldrake
shelled
sheller
Shelley
shellfire
shellfish
shellfishery
shellful
shelliness
shelling
shellproof

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHELLDUCK

blue duck
Bombay duck
cold duck
common shelduck
dead 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 shellduck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shellduck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHELLDUCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

shellduck
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

SHELLDUCK
570 millions of speakers

English

shellduck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shellduck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shellduck
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

shellduck
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

SHELLDUCK
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shellduck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shellduck
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shellduck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shellduck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shellduck
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shellduck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shellduck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shellduck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेल्डल्डक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shellduck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shellduck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shellduck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

shellduck
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shellduck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shellduck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shellduck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shellduck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shellduck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shellduck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELLDUCK»

The term «shellduck» is used very little and occupies the 188.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELLDUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shellduck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shellduck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELLDUCK»

Discover the use of shellduck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shellduck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The True Story of a Brutal East End Childhood
Kathy was eight years old when her father forced her mother into prostitution.
Katherine Shellduck, 2007
2
New Scientist
Large males usually pair with large females and small males with small females Below left A shellduck (Tadorna tadorna) Bottom A bewick swan family with one cygnet. Both parents stop what they are doing in order to threaten another swan ...
3
Dance for your Daddy: The True Story of a Brutal East End ...
A compelling memoir of an extraordinary childhood, Dance for your Daddy is a true story of the effects on one family of poverty and affluence, violence and love.
Katherine Shellduck, 2011
4
Adventure Travels in the Himalaya
A solitary Ruddy Shellduck set up a loud excited calling — a trilling k-k-k-k and a chuck-a-wa that echoed back from the steep rock buttresses across the lake. Swiftly, a newcomer, a second Ruddy Shellduck came winging in from the high ...
John Angelo Jackson, 2005
5
New Scientist
Large males usually pair with large females and small males with small females Below left A shellduck (Tadorna tadorna) Bottom A bewick swan family with one cygnet. Both parents stop what they are doing in order to threaten another swan ...
‎1978
6
American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society Magazine
Ross Smith, 225-1700 Rd., Delta, CA 81416 w WANTED TO TRADE: '93 male Cackler for Cape Shellduck female or Paradise Shellduck female. Cary Fish, Box 264, Rd #1, Ravena, NY 12143. PH: 518-475-1838 3/94 FOR SALE: Breeder ...
American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society, 1994
7
A critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the ...
Shellduck, shel'duk. s. A kind of wilddmck. Shellfish, shel'flsh. e. Fish invested with a hard shell, as an oyster, or a lobster. Shelly, shêl'lè. a. Abounding with shells. Shelter, shêl'tur. s. A cover, protection. Shelter, shêl'tur. v. a. To defend, protnct, ...
John Walker, 1840
8
Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol III
Sir Ralph Payne-Galhvey, in Shootinr/, writes of the Shellduck (Shellduck or Shelldrake) : " We have seen a Shellduck, when the tide was low, unable to lead her brood to the 1 One of the Iris species ; it has sharp-edged and sword-like leaves.
‎1903
9
Mule and Hybrid Birds: Their Production, Management and ...
Anas paealorhyncha (Spotted.billed Duck). ,, flavirosti i, (Yellow.billed Duck). Dafila acuta (Pintail Duck). Tadorna cornuta (Common Shellduck). Cnsarca rutila (Ruddy Shellduck). Anas boseas (Wild Duck). Fuligula fuligula (Tufted Duck).
Rosslyn Mannering, 191
10
AP & WS Magazine
Ross Smith, 225-1700 Rd., Delta, CA 81416 w WANTED TO TRADE: '93 male Cackler for Cape Shellduck female or Paradise Shellduck female. Cary Fish, Box 264, Rd #1, Ravena, NY 12143. PH: 518-475-1838 3/94 FOR SALE: Breeder ...
‎1994

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHELLDUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shellduck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wildlife on your doorstep: the nature park that's been launched in …
As well as feeding overwintering waders such as redshank, avocet and black-tailed godwit, and ducks including shellduck and wigeon, the mud supports more ... «Bournemouth Echo, Mar 15»
2
Taylors Lakes families call on Melbourne Water, Brimbank Council …
Melbourne Water west region waterways manager Cameron Howie said the wetland beside Lake Shellduck was a vital filter to prevent stormwater pollutants ... «Herald Sun, Jan 15»
3
SWAN SORROW: Black swan passes away
Our Black Swan is not the only exotic waterfowl on the lake since a pair of Ruddy Shellduck's were donated by the York Annual Fund in 2009. «York Vision, Feb 14»
4
Country Matters: Peacock for the poets' lunch
The poets also could have been confronted with young grey heron, but this might have been stretching it somewhat, or widgeon (fishy tasting) or exotic shellduck ... «Irish Independent, Jan 14»
5
Migratory birds tagged in Manipur reach China
IMPHAL: Two out of three Ruddy Shellducks that were fitted with radio transmitters at Tangkeng pat, a wetland in Thoubal district, in December last year to track ... «Times of India, Apr 12»
6
Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam Lake receives 1.30 lakh winged …
Among the waterfowls main species are Bar-headed Geese, Pintails, Common Pochards, Coots, Grebes, Cormorants, Herons, Storks, Ruddy shellduck, ... «Orissadiary.com, Feb 11»
7
Drapstrusler mot nordmenn etter jakttur til New Zealand
PARADISE SHELLDUCK: Totalfredet på New Zealand. Foto: Wikipedia.org. Send tips til Dagbladet.no MMS/SMS: 2400 Tlf: 2400 0000 e-post: 2400@db.no. «Dagbladet.no, Mar 10»

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