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herald deuk

nounanimals

red-breasted diving sea duck

a Shetland name for the red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), a diving sea duck with a slender bill and reddish breast

Example in use

I seen a herald deuk oot by da voe.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HER-uld DYOOK/

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