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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanatra tuffatrice
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-na-tra tuf-fa-tri-ce
"L'anatra tuffatrice si nutre di pesci e piante acquatiche."
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A type of duck that feeds by diving underwater.
"The canvasback is a well-known diving duck often found in North American lakes." - 2
Any duck species that exhibits diving behavior as a primary feeding method.
"During the winter, various diving ducks migrate to the coastal waters for better feeding opportunities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'diving duck' originates from the combination of 'diving', derived from the Old English 'dūfan', meaning to plunge or immerse, and 'duck', from the Old English 'duce', referring to a waterfowl. The phrase has evolved to specifically denote a group of ducks that dive underwater for food, reflecting their feeding behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diving Duck" is said worldwide
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canard plongeur
Transliteration: ka-nar plon-zhur
"Le canard plongeur est souvent observé dans les lacs."
Tauchente
Transliteration: tau-chen-te
"Die Tauchente ist bekannt für ihre Tauchfähigkeiten."
anatra tuffatrice
Transliteration: a-na-tra tuf-fa-tri-ce
"L'anatra tuffatrice si nutre di pesci e piante acquatiche."
pato buceador
Transliteration: pa-to bu-ce-a-dor
"El pato buceador es un ave acuática que se alimenta sumergiéndose."
pato mergulhão
Transliteration: pa-to mer-gu-lhão
"O pato mergulhão é conhecido por sua habilidade de mergulhar."
डुबकी बत्तख
Transliteration: dubki battakh
"डुबकी बत्तख आमतौर पर पानी के नीचे भोजन करती है।"
潜水鸭
Transliteration: qián shuǐ yā
"潜水鸭在水下觅食。"
잠수 오리
Transliteration: jam-su o-ri
"잠수 오리는 수중에서 먹이를 찾습니다."
潜水ダック
Transliteration: sensui dakku
"潜水ダックは水中で食べ物を探します。"
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