Labrador duck

noun

Camptorhynchus labradorius, an extinct sea duck that was never common, believed to be the first bird to become extinct in North America after 1500.

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Meanings

nounLabrador duck (plural Labrador ducks)

plural Labrador ducks

  1. obsoleteCamptorhynchus labradorius, an extinct sea duck that was never common, believed to be the first bird to become extinct in North America after 1500.

Origin

From Labrador + duck.

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Translations

Dutch Labradoreend
  • LabradoreendCamptorhynchus labradorius
German Labradorente
  • LabradorenteCamptorhynchus labradorius
Italian anatra del Labrador
  • anatra del LabradorCamptorhynchus labradorius
Russian лабрадо́рская га́га
  • лабрадо́рская га́га (labradórskaja gága)Camptorhynchus labradorius
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APA

Labrador duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labrador%20duck

MLA

“Labrador duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labrador%20duck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Labrador duck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labrador%20duck.

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