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a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.[1765-75]
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Harlequin duck — Harlequin Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harlequin Duck — Taxobox name = Harlequin Duck status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 200px image caption = Adult drake regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae genus = Histrionicus genus authority =… … Wikipedia
harlequin duck — noun : a small variegated sea duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) chiefly of northern No. America, Iceland, and Siberia with the male being chiefly blue with many white markings and red brown sides * * * a small diving duck, Histrionicus… … Useful english dictionary
Harlequin Duck — puošnioji antis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Histrionicus Histrionicus angl. Harlequin Duck vok. Kragenente … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
harlequin duck — islandinės antys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Histrionicus angl. harlequin duck vok. Kragenente, f rus. каменушка, f pranc. arlequin plongeur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dančiasnapiai siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
harlequin duck — islandinė antis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Histrionicus histrionicus angl. harlequin duck vok. Kragenente, f rus. каменушка, f pranc. arlequin plongeur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – islandinės antys … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
harlequin duck — noun A North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus … Wiktionary
harlequin duck — /halɛkwən ˈdʌk/ (say hahlekwuhn duk) noun a small North American diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, in which the male is bluish grey, marked with black, white, and chestnut …
Harlequin — Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harlequin bat — Harlequin Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
