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Sea duck   /si dək/   Listen
noun
Sea duck  n.  (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.






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"Sea duck" Quotes from Famous Books



... always tell them by their feet," answered the Doctor; "for every Sea Duck has a little flap of skin hanging like an apron from the hind toe, while the hind toe of every River Duck is round ...
— Citizen Bird • Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues



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