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Meaning of MALLARD

Pronunciation:  'malurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
 
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 Synonyms: Anas platyrhynchos
 
 See Also: Anas, duck, genus Anas

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[^a]le male + -art =-ard.
See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting
   both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended
   from this species. Called also {greenhead}.
 
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