sheldrake

• 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。

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.

1. Merganser duckC1formalscientific

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

   秋沙鸭

   • 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.

   同义词mergansersawbill

2. Common shelduckC1formalbritishscientific

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

   翘鼻麻鸭

   • 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.

   同义词shelduck