sheldrake

A noun referring to a type of large, crested, fish-eating diving duck with a slender hooked bill, or an Old World gooselike duck with variegated black-and-white plumage and a red bill.

arاسم يشير إلى نوع من الطيور المائية الكبيرة، مثل البط الغواص المتوج آكل السمك ذي المنقار النحيف المعقوف، أو بطة تشبه الإوزة ذات ريش أبيض وأسود منقط ومنقار أحمر.ruСуществительное, обозначающее вид крупной, хохлатой, рыбоядной нырковой утки с тонким крючковатым клювом, или старого света утку, похожую на гуся, с пестрым черно-белым оперением и красным клювом.esSustantivo que designa un tipo de pato buceador grande, crestado y piscívoro, de pico fino y ganchudo, o un pato del Viejo Mundo parecido a un ganso, con plumaje blanco y negro vistoso y pico rojo.frNom désignant un grand canard plongeur à huppe et au bec fin et crochu, piscivore, ou un canard de l'Ancien Monde ressemblant à une oie, au plumage noir et blanc contrasté et au bec rouge.deEin großer, fischfressender Tauchente mit schlankem, hakigem Schnabel oder ein gänseähnlicher Entenvogel der Alten Welt mit schwarz-weißem Gefieder und rotem Schnabel.ptAve aquática da família dos anatídeos, podendo designar o pato-mergulhão (gênero Mergus), de bico fino e pontiagudo, ou o ganso-patagoniano/tadorna (gênero Tadorna), de plumagem preta e branca e bico vermelho.zh指秋沙鸭（如普通秋沙鸭、红胸秋沙鸭），一种大型、有冠羽、食鱼的潜水鸭，喙细而具钩；也指麻鸭（如翘鼻麻鸭），一种类似雁的鸭，黑白花斑、红色喙。

1. Merganser duck C1 formal scientific

   A large, crested, fish-eating diving duck with a slender, hooked bill that has serrated edges, adapted for catching fish.

   • The sheldrake dove swiftly into the lake to catch a fish.
   • Ornithologists observed the sheldrake's unique serrated bill in action.
   • A pair of sheldrakes nested near the riverbank this spring.

   arبلبولruКрохальesSerreta (ave)frHarle (canard pêcheur)deSägerptMergulhãozh秋沙鸭

   المرادفات: mergansersawbill

2. Common shelduck C1 formal british scientific

   An Old World gooselike duck, slightly larger than a mallard, with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill.

   • The sheldrake is a common sight in coastal wetlands across Europe.
   • With its striking black-and-white feathers and red bill, the sheldrake is easy to identify.
   • A flock of sheldrakes flew overhead, their calls echoing across the marsh.

   arشهرمان شائعruПеганка обыкновеннаяesTarro blanco comúnfrTadorne de BelondeBrandgansptPato-shelldrake-comumzh翘鼻麻鸭

   المرادفات: shelduck

• sheldrakes plural form
• sheldrakes' possessive plural form
• sheldrake's possessive singular form