ruddy duck

1. 1.

   reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America

   SynonymsOxyura jamaicensis

   Broaderduck

   Part ofOxyura

Questions about ruddy duck

What does ruddy duck mean?

ruddy duck means "reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America".

What is another word for ruddy duck?

Close synonyms include Oxyura jamaicensis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.