torrent duck en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.
The mountain lakes are fed by streams that are frozen in winter but change overnight into raging torrents – the turbulent habitat of the torrent duck.
2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrent ducks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi koskisorsa (Merganetta armata) · ru ручьева́я у́тка (Merganetta armata) · nl bergbeekeend (Merganetta armata) · ru а́ндская у́тка (Merganetta armata) · ru а́ндская шпо́рцевая у́тка (Merganetta armata)