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fish duck

noun

, Informal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fish duck1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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Example Sentences

The winter range of this "fish duck" is largely determined by the extent of open water on our lakes and streams.

Knowing a mallard from a merganser has another side: gourmets prefer a corn-fed mallard to the fish duck.

The name fish-duck, which one hears occasionally, is much more appropriate.

Not a living creature but a fish duck peacefully riding the water was to be seen.

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