south-southerly

English

Etymology

Imitative of its cry.

Noun

south-southerly (plural south-southerlies)

1. (archaic) A long-tailed duck of species Clangula hyemalis.

Synonyms

• southerly

References

• “South southerly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.