Baldpate

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
     {Oidemia}.
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     Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also


           {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the
           velvet, or double, scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The common
           American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
           scoter ({Oidemia Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck},
           {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the
           black scoter ({Oidemia Americana}), called also {black
           coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter,
           or surf duck ({Oidemia perspicillata}), called also
           {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead},
           {pishaug}, and {spectacled coot}. These birds are
           collectively called also {coots}. The females and young
           are called {gray coots}, and {brown coots}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus
     {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the
     American widgeon ({Anas Americana}) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},
     {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and
     {whitebelly}.
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     {Bald-faced widgeon}, or {Green-headed widgeon}, the American
        widgeon.
  
     {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.
  
     {Gray widgeon}.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.
  
     {Pied widgeon}.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.
  
     {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.
  
     {White widgeon}, the smew.
  
     {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.
     1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.
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     2. (Zool.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana}).
        [1913 Webster] Baldpate

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, Baldpated \Bald"pat`ed\, a.
     Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baldpate
       n 1: a person whose head is bald [syn: {baldhead}, {baldy}]
       2: American widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn: {American
          widgeon}, {Anas americana}]