dabbling duck

noun

1. any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling ( diving duck ).

Example Sentences

They also sampled the carcass of a wigeon, a dabbling duck, that was found in the nest.

From Science Magazine

But perhaps nature is in the house DNA: After all, designer Jean Bousquet who founded the house in 1962, named it after a small, beautifully striped dabbling duck with the same name.

From Seattle Times