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sheldrake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fish duck, merganser, sawbill |
| Type of | sea duck |
| Has types | american merganser, mergus albellus, mergus merganser, mergus merganser americanus, mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser, smew, goosander, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, lophodytes cucullatus |
Examples of sheldrake
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Sheldrake Point wines earned one double gold, two gold, four silver and one bronze award.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Sheldrake first joined Chanel in 1980 for three years, leaving to work at Quest with Serge Lutens.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Sheldrake presented reams of evidence to the packed audience.
From the newscientist.com
Sheldrake pointed out that millions of rational people believe they have had a paranormal experience.
From the newscientist.com
Sheldrake, from Alamosa, transcends that notion.
From the denverpost.com
Sheldrake handles his enquiries soberly.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sheldrake Point Vineyard has contributed a case of 2008 Gewurztraminer, retail value $216, listed as lot 30.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Sheldrake Point Vineyards of Ovid was named Winery of the Year, an award presented to the winery with the best overall showing.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Sheldrake takes great pleasure in pointing out that galbunum, one of the new scent's key ingredients, emits traces of garlic and turpentine.
From the theaustralian.com.au
- Merganser: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
- Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
- The shelducks, genus Tadorna, are a group of large birds in the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans.
- A water fowl somewhat larger than the ordinary duck. It has been said that this bird was introduced into English heraldry to accommodate
