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whistling duck
noun
- any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whistling duck1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
We would point to Great Kiskadees and White-Collared Seedeaters and maybe a Black-Bellied Whistling Duck.
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But the whistling duck was a crested one, sir, and you will understand that I deliberated no longer.
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I have hesitated a long while between the whistling duck, the duck with white eyebrows, and the shoveler duck (anas clypeata).
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It is very common on most of the Australian creeks and streams, and is called the Whistling Duck.
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The whistling duck of the Adelaide River, was also only seen on this part of the Victoria.
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The Governor had promised, so it was alleged, that the slayer of Whistling Duck should be punished.
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