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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A duck (Anas rubripes) of the eastern United States and Canada, characterized by black or dusky brown plumage and often found in saltwater marshes.
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- noun a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
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