Sheldrake
1Sheldrake — Shel drake , n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn. {Tadorna tadorna}), which somewhat… …
2sheldrake — [shel′drāk΄] n. pl. sheldrakes or sheldrake [ME sheldedrake, prob. < a ME cognate of MDu schillede, variegated < schillen, to make different + drake, DRAKE1] 1. SHELDUCK 2. MERGANSER …
3sheldrake — early 14c., from sheld variegated + DRAKE (Cf. drake) male duck. First element cognate with M.Du. schillede, W.Flem. schilde, from schillen (Du. verschillen to make different ), from P.Gmc. *skeli , from PIE root * (s)kel to cut. This is… …
4Sheldrake — Rupert Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake (né le 28 juin 1942) est un docteur en biologie (biologiste) et un auteur anglais. Il a développé le concept de « résonance morphique », qui utilise la notion ancienne de « champ… …
5Sheldrake — Rupert Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake (* 28. Juni 1942 in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire) ist ein britischer Autor und Biologe. 1981 stellte er eine Hypothese auf, nach der sogenannte morphische Felder existieren, die die Entwicklung von Strukturen …
6Sheldrake — This curious surname belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference to personal characteristics, such as physical… …
7sheldrake — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …
8sheldrake — Merganser Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are… …
9sheldrake — /shel drayk /, n., pl. sheldrakes, (esp. collectively) sheldrake. 1. any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage. 2. any of various other ducks, esp. the goosander or merganser.… …
10sheldrake — /ˈʃɛldreɪk/ (say sheldrayk) noun (plural sheldrakes, sheldrake) a male shelduck. {Middle English sheldedrake, from sheld particoloured (now obsolete) + drake} …
