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musk duck

noun

  1. Muscovy duck.

  2. an Australian duck, Biziura lobata, having a musky odor.



musk duck

noun

  1. another name for Muscovy duck

  2. a duck, Biziura lobata, inhabiting swamps, lakes, and streams in Australia. The male has a leathery pouch beneath the bill and emits a musky odour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of musk duck1

First recorded in 1765–75

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