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Definition of Tachyeres cinereus

Tachyeres cinereus
Steamer Steam"er, n. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam. 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.

Meaning of Tachyeres cinereus from wikipedia

- genus Tachyeres was introduced in 1875 by the English zoologist Richard Owen to accommodate the Falkland steamer duck. The genus name Tachyeres, "having...
- (Chloephaga poliocephala) Flying steamer-duck (Tachyeres patachonicus) Flightless steamer-duck (Tachyeres pteneres) Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)...
- duck, Merganetta armata Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus Flightless steamer-duck, Tachyeres pteneres Crested duck, Lophonetta specularioides...
- goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus Falkland steamer-duck, Tachyeres brachypterus (E) Crested duck, Lophonetta specularioides...
- Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus (E-SA) Flightless steamer-duck, Tachyeres pteneres (E-SA) Falkland steamer-duck, Tachyeres brachypterus (E-FA)...
- armata Flying steamer-duck, Tachyeres patachonicus Flightless steamer-duck, Tachyeres pteneres White-headed steamer-duck, Tachyeres leucocephalus (E) Crested...
- Melanitta fusca Oxyura maccoa Polysticta stelleri Salvadorina waigiuensis Tachyeres leucocephalus Aceros nipalensis Anthracoceros marchei Buceros hydrocorax...