shelduck

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɛlˌdʌk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shel′duk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shel•duck  (shel′duk′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ducks, (esp. collectively) -duck. 
  1. Birdsa sheldrake.
  2. Birdsa female sheldrake.
  • shel(drake) + duck1 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shelduck, sheldduck / ˈʃɛlˌdʌk/, (masculine)sheldrake / ˈʃɛlˌdreɪk/ ( -ducks, -duck, -drakes, -drake)
  1. any of various large, usually brightly coloured, gooselike ducks, such as Tadorna tadorna (common shelduck), of the Old World
Etymology: 14th Century shel, probably from dialect sheld pied; related to Middle Dutch schillede variegated
'shelduck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
goosander

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