Noun: Lophodytes cucullatus
- Small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
"The male Lophodytes cucullatus raised its distinctive white crest in display";
- hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake
Type of: fish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake
Part of: genus Lophodytes, Lophodytes
Encyclopedia: Lophodytes cucullatus