sheldrake
noun
any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
sheldrakes
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pluralof sheldrake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even herons, so abundant in the north, were conspicuous by their absence and we saw no sheldrakes, geese, or mallards.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
It was a curious gathering, and the red Devons, shining white sheldrakes, and black rooks on the bright green grass, produced a singular effect.
From Birds and Man by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
High above the rain goose shrieked its melancholy cry, and the sea mews and sheldrakes, even the shear waters and bonxies, flew landward to the shelter of the cliffs.
From The Pilots of Pomona by Robert Leighton
Mallards were frequently to be found with the sheldrakes, and we had good shooting along the river and in ponds and rice fields.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
Quite the handsomest of the wildfowl on the marsh were a colony of sheldrakes which occupied a number of disused rabbit-burrows on a raised plateau overlooking the bay.
From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous
