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Meanings of lake duck in English

Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "lesser scaup"
        Examples for "lesser scaup"
        1
        Greater scaup prefer large open water areas; lesser scaup often use marshes and ponds.
        Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
        2
        Except for the wing marks, greater and lesser scaup appear nearly identical in the field.
        Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
        Usage of lake duck in English
        1
        The Argentine lake duck puts him to shame.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        2
        This close relation of the bed bug has mating habits that make even the Argentine lake duck's look relatively tame.
        BBC
        3
        Lake duck was good eating, but Shann had no time to hunt one now.
        Storm Over Warlock
        4
        A flight of vivid green streaks marked a flock of lake ducks coming for a morning feeding.
        Storm Over Warlock
        5
        "Down the lake duck shooting."
        Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town