Relating to or characteristic of diving ducks in the subfamily Fuligulinae.
From genus Fuligula plus Latin adjective suffix '-ine,' used in biology to describe traits or relationships to a specific group of organisms.
The term 'fuliguline' helps ornithologists distinguish deep-diving specialists from dabbling ducks—it's shorthand for an entire evolutionary strategy of hunting fish underwater.
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