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单词 blue duck
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Definition of blue duck in English:

blue duck

noun bluː ˈdʌk
  • 1A rare duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, of swiftly flowing mountain streams in New Zealand, which has blue-grey plumage.

  • 2Australian and NZ slang. A lost cause, a failure. Compare earlier "dead duck".

Origin

Mid 19th century. From blue + duck.

Definition of blue duck in US English:

blue duck

nounbluː ˈdʌk
  • 1A rare duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, of swiftly flowing mountain streams in New Zealand, which has blue-grey plumage.

  • 2Australian and NZ slang. A lost cause, a failure. Compare earlier "dead duck".

Origin

Mid 19th century. From blue + duck.

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