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shelduck

shel·duck

UK/ˈʃɛldʌk/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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