Labrador duck


noun

an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.

Origin of Labrador duck

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example sentences from the Web for labrador duck

  • The Labrador-Duck is one of those birds, the disappearance of which is not easily explained.

    Extinct Birds |Walter Rothschild