Meanings
nounfreckled duck (plural freckled ducks)
plural freckled ducks
- A moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.
The chief stronghold of the freckled duck is the Murray Darling Basin of southeastern Australia.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 82
Origin
Translations
Dutch stippeleend
- stippeleendStictonetta naevosa
Esperanto lentuganaso
- lentuganasoStictonetta naevosa
French stictonette tachetée
- stictonette tachetéeStictonetta naevosa
German Affenente
- AffenenteStictonetta naevosa
Japanese ゴマフガモ
- ゴマフガモ (gomafugamo)Stictonetta naevosa
Russian кра́пчатая у́тка
- кра́пчатая у́тка (krápčataja útka)Stictonetta naevosa
Spanish pato pecoso
- pato pecosoStictonetta naevosa
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APA
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MLA
“freckled duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freckled%20duck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freckled duck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freckled%20duck.
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