paradise duck
noun
a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage: Also called: putangitangi
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Their chef-d'oeuvre is perhaps "pooadugghiedugghie," which is their version of putangi-tangi, the paradise-duck.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves
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