paradise duck


noun
  1. 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.

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