diving duck

noun

Any of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.

“Coordinate term: dabbling duck”

Opposite
dabbling duck
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Meanings

noundiving duck (plural diving ducks)

plural diving ducks

  1. Any of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.

    Coordinate term: dabbling duck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food

Opposite
dabbling duck
Broader
duck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch duikeend
  • duikeendduck that feeds by diving
German Tauchente
  • Tauchenteduck that feeds by diving
Polish kaczka nurkująca
  • kaczka nurkującaduck that feeds by diving
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Chicago

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

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