Labrador duck
noun
an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
Origin of Labrador duck
1An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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How to use Labrador duck in a sentence
As, however, no Labrador duck has been recorded later than 1871 or 1875 we may suppose that it is now extinct.
Extinct Birds | Walter RothschildThe eggs which are first laid during each season by the black Labrador duck, are tinted black, as if rubbed with ink.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. | Charles DarwinThe Labrador duck (S. labradoria), now extinct, also belongs to this group.
The Labrador-Duck is one of those birds, the disappearance of which is not easily explained.
Extinct Birds | Walter RothschildThe extinction of the Labrador duck and the great auk have often been deplored.
My Native Land | James Cox
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