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sheldrake

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Definition of sheldrake

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
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noun

  1. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
  2. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
  3. A merganser.
  4. The call sign for an artillery officer.

name

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

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Etymology

From Middle English sheld- (“parti-colored”) (akin to Middle Dutch shillede) + drake (“male duck”).

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