Oxyura jamaicensis

Definitions of Oxyura jamaicensis
  1. noun
    reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America
    synonyms: ruddy duck
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    type of:
    duck
    small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
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