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Meaning of torrent duck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.

Equivalents

Suomi koskisorsa

Nederlands bergbeekeend

Русский а́ндская у́тка а́ндская шпо́рцевая у́тка ручьева́я у́тка

Examples

“The mountain lakes are fed by streams that are frozen in winter but change overnight into raging torrents – the turbulent habitat of the torrent duck.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

torrent-bow torrent-lark torrenter torrentfish Torrential torrentiality