noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ducks and drakes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bill of drake blackish, of duck greyish.
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Black head and neck separate drake from similarly patterned drake Pochard.
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Crested drake has strikingly variegated plumage, with conspicuous orange-chestnut wing-fans and side-whiskers.
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Mainly silent, but drake has low descending whistle, ending in a trill: and duck a harsh croak.
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Many duck species are polygamous, with the drakes having no role in rearing the families.
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Plumage of drakes predominantly black, of ducks mainly brown; tail short, pointed.
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The drake is smart rather than spectacular in appearance.