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noun Informal.
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Origin of fish duck

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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How to use fish duck in a sentence

  • The winter range of this "fish duck" is largely determined by the extent of open water on our lakes and streams.

  • Knowing a mallard from a merganser has another side: gourmets prefer a corn-fed mallard to the fish duck.

    Ducks at a Distance|Robert W. Hines
  • The name fish-duck, which one hears occasionally, is much more appropriate.

    Ways of Wood Folk|William J. Long
  • Not a living creature but a fish duck peacefully riding the water was to be seen.

    The Secret Cache|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
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