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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter ({O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter ({O. Americana), called also black
coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck ({O. perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon ({Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.
1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, Baldpated \Bald"pat`ed\, a.
Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon ({A. Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter ({O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter ({O. Americana), called also black
coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck ({O. perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.
1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, Baldpated \Bald"pat`ed\, a.
Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
baldpate
n 1: a person whose head is bald [syn: baldhead, baldy]
2: American widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn: American
widgeon, Anas americana]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
baldpate
n.
A bald-headed person.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
baldpate
n.
A bald-headed person.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
baldpate
n.
A bald-headed person.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
baldpate
n.
A bald-headed person.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
baldpate
Engelska n.
(tagg kat=fåglar språk=en) amerikansk bläsand
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Baldpate /bˈɔːldpeɪt/
ذو الرأس الأصلع
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
baldpate /bˈɔːldpeɪt/
plešatec
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
baldpate /bˈɔːldpeɪt/
glatzköpfiger Mann , Glatzkopf [ugs.]
Synonyms: bald-headed man, baldhead, baldy, baldie
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 秃头的人;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 秃头的人
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