mandarin duck

English

A mandarin duck

Etymology

Native to Northeast China and Amur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/
• Rhymes: -ʌk

Noun

mandarin duck (plural mandarin ducks)

1. A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.

   Coordinate term: wood duck

   • 2019, Kate Baker, Wild In The City, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 94:

     Mandarin ducks usually pair for life. In Asia they are thought to be a symbol of love and good luck. Mandarin ducks feed mainly on insects, snails, fish, plants and seeds.

Translations

bird

• Bulgarian: мандаринка f (mandarinka)
• Catalan: ànec mandarí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鴛鴦／鸳鸯 (zh) (yuānyāng)

• Czech: kachnička mandarinská (cs) f
• Danish: mandarinand c
• Dutch: mandarijneend (nl)
• Esperanto: mandarenanaso
• Faroese: seglont f
• Finnish: mandariinisorsa (fi)
• French: canard mandarin (fr) m
• Galician: pato mandarín m
• German: Mandarinente (de) f
• Hebrew: מנדרין סיני m (mandarin sini)
• Hungarian: mandarinréce (hu)
• Indonesian: bebek mandarin
• Irish: lacha mhandrach f
• Italian: anatra mandarina f
• Japanese: 鴛鴦 (oshidori), オシドリ (ja)
• Korean: 원앙 (ko) (wonang)
• Lithuanian: mandarininė antis (lt)
• Navajo: Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ naalʼeełí
• Norwegian: mandarinand
• Polish: mandarynka (pl) f
• Portuguese: pato-mandarim m
• Russian: мандаринка (ru) f (mandarinka)
• Scottish Gaelic: lach Shìonach f
• Spanish: pato mandarín m
• Swedish: mandarinand (sv) c
• Turkish: mandarin ördeği
• Welsh: hwyaden gribog