dabbling duck

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dab·bling duck

Any of various ducks, chiefly of the genus Anas, including the mallards, teals, and shovelers, that feed by dabbling in shallow water and are favored as game birds.

dab′bling duck′

any shallow-water duck, esp. of the genus Anas, that feeds by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dabbling duck - any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabblingdabbling duck - any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
diving duck - any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
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Male ducks of the subfamily Anatinae and some species of the Anserinae feature a balloon-like, irregular distension of the syrinx (bulla syringealis or tympaniform bulla, Fig 3) that serves as a resonating body that increases in size with age.
Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities can provide waterfowl (specifically, Anatinae or ducks in this study) with an important source of dietary protein and other nutrients.
Species from the Anatidae family, in particular, the Anatinae subfamily (ducks), represent the highest risk for transmission to domestic poultry (16,17) for the following reasons: 1) Anatids harbor the most diverse and highest prevalence of avian influenza viruses (13,14); 2) historical outbreaks of HPAI in poultry have been linked mainly to strains circulating in ducks, rather than in members of other species (18,19); 3) domestic ducks (mallards) can excrete large amounts of HPAI H5N1 virus while remaining relatively healthy and are thus able to move the virus across large distances (7); and 4) direct contacts between wild anatids and domestic aquatic poultry are believed to be relatively more common than with other groups of wild birds (20).