Meanings
nounblue duck (plural blue ducks)
plural blue ducks
- Any member of the species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.
Trout, which have been introduced to New Zealand waterways, may also pose a threat to blue ducks since they almost certainly compete with them for the aquatic insects on which the birds depend.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 83Synonyms: whio
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.
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