Definition of Leucoptera. Meaning of Leucoptera. Synonyms of Leucoptera

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Definition of Leucoptera

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Sheldrake Shel"drake`, n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta, or tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows. Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast, sides, and forward part of the back brown, the shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also shelduck, shellduck, sheldfowl, skeelduck, bergander, burrow duck, and links goose. Note: The Australian sheldrake (Tadorna radja) has the head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut sheldrake of Australia (Casarca tadornoides) is varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck (C. rutila), and the white-winged sheldrake (C. leucoptera), are related Asiatic species. 2. Any one of the American mergansers. Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the canvasback, and the shoveler.

Meaning of Leucoptera from wikipedia

- Leucoptera, "white-winged" in Latin, may refer to: Leucoptera (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae Leucoptera (moth), a genus of moths Punta...
- "Genus Leucoptera". insecta.pro. "ADW Leucoptera crobylistis". Rahul Joshi; Shahabab A. Farooqui; Navmeet Singh (13 June 2024). "Leucoptera Crobylistis"...
- The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) is a small p****erine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in the coniferous...
- Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera, commonly known as silver needlewood, needlewood, needle bush, needle hakea or kulua, is a shrub or small tree with...
- Leucoptera is a small genus of flowering plants in chamomile tribe within the daisy family. Species Leucoptera asterocarpa Mart. - Brazil Leucoptera nodosa...
- P. leucoptera may refer to: Peropteryx leucoptera, the white-winged dog-like bat, a bat species Piranga leucoptera, the white-winged tanager, a medium-sized...
- Leucoptera andalusica is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. The larvae feed on Chamaespartium tridentatum. They...
- Hakea leucoptera, commonly known as silver needlewood, needle hakea, pin bush or water tree and as booldoobah in the Koori language, is a shrub or small...
- Leucoptera sinuella, also known as the scotch bent-wing, is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan...
- Stoloteuthis leucoptera, also known as the butterfly bobtail squid, is a widespread species of bobtail squid. Its natural range covers the Atlantic Ocean...