Definition of sea duck Sea duck
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What does sea duck mean?
WordNet
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| sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser | ||
| duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs | ||
| eider, eider duck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females | ||
| scoter, scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere | ||
| clangula hyemalis, old squaw, oldwife a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sea duck
Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
