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drake1

  (drāk) pronunciation
n.

A male duck.

[Middle English.]


drake2 (drāk) pronunciation
n.

A mayfly used as fishing bait. Also called drake fly.

[Middle English, dragon, from Old English draca, from West Germanic *drako, from Latin dracō. See dragon.]


 
 

1. male duck.
2. lolium temulentum.

 
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IN BRIEF: Male duck.

pronunciation The drake helped keep the ducklings gathered together.

 
WordNet: drake
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: adult male of a wild or domestic duck


 
Translations: Translations for: Drake

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - døgnflue

2.
n. - kunstig flue

Nederlands (Dutch)
woerd, haft

Français (French)
1.
n. - canard

2.
n. - (Hist) petit canon

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Enterich, Erpel

2.
n. - Drache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εντομ.) εφήμερο, (ορνιθ.) αρσενική πάπια

Italiano (Italian)
maschio dell'anatra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - macho (m) da espécie dos plamípedes (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
селезень

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - pato

2.
n. - mosca (de pescar), pequeño cañón de los siglos XVII y XVIII

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fluga för fiske

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 公鸭

2. 蜉蝣类

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 蜉蝣類

2.
n. - 公鴨

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 수오리

2.
n. - (17, 18세기의) 드레이크포, (하루살이 비슷한) 제물 낚시 바늘

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ドレーク, カゲロウ, カゲロウ型毛針, カモ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذكر البط ( العلجوم)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברווז זכר‬
n. - ‮תותח קטן שהיה בשימוש בעיקר במאות 81-71, דרקון (מיושן)‬


 
 

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