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Female sheldrake
Answer for the clue "Female sheldrake ", 8 letters:
shelduck
Word definitions for shelduck in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. Merganser .] (Zo["o]l.) A species of merganser ( M. merganser ) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser , dundiver , sawbill , sawneb , shelduck ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The shelducks , genus Tadorna , are a group of large birds in the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae , the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. female sheldrake
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various waterfowl of the genus ''Tadorna'', native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
Usage examples of shelduck.
A pair of ruddy shelduck slid across its small dark surface, breasting a drowned scatter of fallen petals.
I make tea for my sister, bring it to him on the Harrods tray with the shelduck on it.