stiff-tailed duck

noun

A duck of the Oxyurinae subfamily.

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Meanings

nounstiff-tailed duck (plural stiff-tailed ducks)

plural stiff-tailed ducks

  1. A duck of the Oxyurinae subfamily.

Origin

From stiff + tailed + duck.

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Translations

Dutch stekelstaart
  • stekelstaartOxyurinae duck
Finnish kuparisorsa
  • kuparisorsaOxyurinae duck
German Ruderente
  • RuderenteOxyurinae duck
Hungarian kékcsőrű réce
  • kékcsőrű réceOxyurinae duck
Russian са́вка
  • са́вка (sávka)Oxyurinae duck
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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