Meanings
nounwhistling duck (plural whistling ducks)
plural whistling ducks
- Any bird of the genus Dendrocygna in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.
Translations
Catalan ànec arbori
- ànec arboribird of the genus Dendrocygna
Dutch fluiteend, boomeend
- fluiteendbird of the genus Dendrocygna
- boomeendbird of the genus Dendrocygna
Finnish viheltäjäsorsa
- viheltäjäsorsabird of the genus Dendrocygna
German Pfeifgans
- Pfeifgansbird of the genus Dendrocygna
Italian dendrocigna
- dendrocignabird of the genus Dendrocygna
Russian древе́сная у́тка, свистя́щая у́тка
- древе́сная у́тка (drevésnaja útka)bird of the genus Dendrocygna
- свистя́щая у́тка (svistjáščaja útka)bird of the genus Dendrocygna
Spanish pato silbador, iguasa
- pato silbadorbird of the genus Dendrocygna
- iguasabird of the genus Dendrocygna
- yaguasabird of the genus Dendrocygna
- siriríbird of the genus Dendrocygna
- suiriríbird of the genus Dendrocygna
Swedish visseland
- visselandbird of the genus Dendrocygna
Turkish islıkçı ördek
- islıkçı ördekbird of the genus Dendrocygna
Vietnamese le le
- le lebird of the genus Dendrocygna
Cite this entry
APA
whistling duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20duck
MLA
“whistling duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20duck. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whistling duck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20duck.
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