paradise duck


noun

a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage Also called: putangitangi

Example sentences from the Web for paradise duck

  • Their chef-d'oeuvre is perhaps "pooadugghiedugghie," which is their version of putangi-tangi, the paradise-duck.

    The Long White Cloud |William Pember Reeves