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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, 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.

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.

   🇷🇺Крохаль

   Synonyms: 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.

   🇷🇺Пеганка обыкновенная

   Synonyms: shelduck

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