wood duck; Carolina duck
A North American duck species (Aix sponsa) known for its colorful plumage. In Japanese, usually written in katakana as アメリカオシ.
The wood duck is a beautiful waterfowl native to North America.
Kanji spelling using 鴛鴦 (おしどり, mandarin duck) for the duck family; rarely used in practice.
From アメリカ (America) + オシ, an abbreviation of オシドリ (mandarin duck), referring to its resemblance to that species.