[pet chēldak] (n, exp) EN: Common ShelduckFR: Tadorne de Belon [ m ] ; Canard tadorne [ m ] ; Tadorne ordinaire [ m ] ; Tadorne vulgaire [ m ] ; Canard hollandais [ m ] ; Canard de Flandre [ m ] ; Ringan [ m ]
[pet dam hūa sī nāmtān] (n, exp) EN: Ferruginous Pochard ; White-eyed PochardFR: Fuligule nyroca [ m ] ; Milouin de Madagascar [ m ] ; Canard nyroca [ m ] ; Canard nyroque [ m ] ; Canard à iris blanc [ m ] ; Fuligule à iris blanc [ m ] ; Petit Rouge [ m ]
n. [ F., properly, a duck. ] An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public. [ 1913 Webster ]