Labrador duck

noun

1. an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Labrador duck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

As, however, no Labrador Duck has been recorded later than 1871 or 1875 we may suppose that it is now extinct.

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The eggs which are first laid during each season by the black Labrador duck, are tinted black, as if rubbed with ink.

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The Labrador duck (S. labradoria), now extinct, also belongs to this group.

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The Labrador-Duck is one of those birds, the disappearance of which is not easily explained.

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The extinction of the Labrador duck and the great auk have often been deplored.

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