Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any large
duck found incoastal waters , especially those of thesubfamily Merginae .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
sea + duck
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word seaduck.
Examples
-
Somateria mollisima is a seaduck that breeds colonially in the far north across North America, Europe, and Siberia (it is in the far north where eiderdown is collected from nests once the birds have left them, a practice that is sustainable and causes no harm) but spends its winters in more temperate climes, which is where most birders, including this one, manage to track it down.
10,000 Birds 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.