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Oldsquaw vs Sarcelle - What's the difference?

oldsquaw | sarcelle |

As nouns the difference between oldsquaw and sarcelle

is that oldsquaw is Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck while sarcelle is the oldsquaw, a kind of duck.

oldsquaw

English

(Clangula hyemalis)

Alternative forms

* old squaw

Noun

(en noun)
  • Clangula hyemalis , the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck.

    • Synonyms

    * quandy

    sarcelle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The oldsquaw, a kind of duck.
    • (Webster 1913) ----