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111ruddy duck — a stiff tailed American duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, the adult male of which has a brownish red body, black crown, and white cheeks. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * …
112ruddy turnstone — a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish brown, black, and white plumage. Also called turnstone. [1905 10] * * * shorebird… …
113ruddy shelduck — noun A migratory duck, scientific name Tadorna ferruginea. Syn: Brahminy duck …
114ruddy duck — noun a New World duck with a broad bill, naturalized in Britain, the male having mainly deep red brown plumage and white cheeks. [Oxyura jamaicensis.] …
115ruddy-hell! — Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or frustration …
116ruddy-Nora! — Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise. Cf. flaming Nora! …
117ruddy duck — rud′dy duck′ n. orn a stiff tailed New World duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, the male of which has a brownish red body, black crown, and white cheeks …
118ruddy turnstone — rud′dy turn′stone n. orn a common, strikingly patterned turnstone, Arenaria interpres, that breeds in the Arctic and winters along coasts over much of the world • Etymology: 1905–10 …
119ruddy duck — /rʌdi ˈdʌk/ (say rudee duk) noun a North and Central American rufous bodied diving duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, which holds its tail up at an angle when swimming; pintail …
120ruddy turnstone — Akekeke …
