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tree duck

The correct spelling is tree duck.

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noun

Say it like: Tree- du-k

The correct spelling is tree duck. Any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna, the whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.

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noun

  1. 1.Any of the birds in the genus Dendrocygna, the whistling ducks, which are in the family Anatidae with the ducks, geese and swans, but in their own subfamily.
  2. 2.A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.

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