blue duck

English

Noun

blue duck (plural blue ducks)

  1. Any of species Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos of ducks native to New Zealand.
    Synonym: whio
    • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 83:
      Trout, which have been introduced to New Zealand waterways, may also pose a threat to blue ducks since they almost certainly compete with them for the aquatic insects on which the birds depend.
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