old squaw
noun
a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of Arctic and subarctic regions.
oldsquaw
-
a variation of
old squaw.
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Sleek black loons, herring gulls, harlequin ducks and oldsquaw dive at the fish on the surface, and eagles, falcons, terns and plovers glide above.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2016
The first was for the oldsquaw, a species of waterfowl now known as the long-tailed duck.
From Washington Post
