diving duck

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noun

any of numerous ducks, common in coastal bays and river mouths, that typically dive from the water's surface for their food (contrasted with dabbling duck).

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Origin of diving duck

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby diving duck

divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board, diving boat, diving duck, diving goiter, diving petrel, diving reflex, diving suit, divining rod

How to use diving duck in a sentence

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The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
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One of the most persistent myths in American politics is the media-fueled concept of the lame duck.
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In the course of her remarkable travels Thecla baptizes herself by diving into a pool of “man-eating seals.”
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It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
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It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
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Rosemary, shy but happy, began giving out the toys, diving with both hands at once into the baskets which the fairy father held.
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Alila has still another way of fishing which is not as hard work as diving, though, after all, it is not much fun.
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Perhaps it was as well that she allowed such responsibilities to slip past her like water running off the feathers of a duck.
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British Dictionary definitions for diving duck

diving duck

noun

any of various ducks, such as the pochard, scaup, redhead, and canvasback, that inhabit bays, estuaries, lakes, etc, and can dive and swim beneath the surface of the water

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