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dabbling duck
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noun
  1. A duck that feeds by dabbling in shallow water including the mallard and teal.
dabchick
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noun (plural )
  1. A small grebe native to Europe, Africa and Asia.
darter
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noun
  1. Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
DAW
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initialism
  1. Dispense As Written
dickey
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noun
  1. A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
dipper
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noun (plural dippers)
  1. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
  2. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
diver
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noun (plural divers)
  1. someone who dives, especially as a sport
  2. someone who works underwater; a frogman
  3. the loon (bird)
  4. The New Zealand sand diver
  5. The Long-finned sand diver
diving duck
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noun
  1. A duck that feeds mainly by diving such as the pochard.
dodo
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noun (pl=dodoes, pl2=dodos)
  1. A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
    • As dead as a .
      1. (context, figurative) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
dotterel
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noun (plural dotterels)
  1. A small plover, Chardrius morinellus, that breeds in northern Eurasia and winters in north Africa and the Middle East.
dovekie
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noun
  1. a small back and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk
Down
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proper noun
  1. One of the counties of Northern Ireland
Drake
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proper noun
  1. A surname, notably of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596).
  2. (given name, male), transferred use of the surname, or directly from the word drake.
drongo
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noun
  1. Various birds of the family Dicruridae.
  2. (context, Australian English, New Zealand English, slang, pejoratives) fool, idiot.
duck
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noun
  1. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
  2. Specifically, an adult female female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.
  4. (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
  5. (UK, especially East of the Pennines) Dear, Mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?
  1. (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
  2. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
    • 1912, Katherine Mansfield, "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories":
      He was dressed in a Jaeger vest"a pair of blue trousers, fastened round the waist with a plaited leather belt.
verb
  1. (intransitive) To lower the head in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
  2. (transitive) To lower (something) into water.
  3. (transitive) To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
  4. (transitive) To try to evade doing something.
duckling
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noun
  1. A young duck.
dunlin
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noun
  1. A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and with a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.
dunnock
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noun (plural dunnocks)
  1. a small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis, the hedge sparrow
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