mallard
[ mal-erd ]
/ ˈmæl ərd /
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noun, plural mal·lards, (especially collectively) mal·lard.
a common, almost cosmopolitan, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos, from which the domestic ducks are descended.
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malison, malkin, mall, mallam, mallanders, mallard, Mallarmé, mallcore, Malle, malleability, malleable
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mallard
/ (ˈmælɑːd) /
noun plural -lard or -lards
a duck, Anas platyrhynchos, common over most of the N hemisphere, the male of which has a dark green head and reddish-brown breast: the ancestor of all domestic breeds of duck
Word Origin for mallard
C14: from Old French mallart, perhaps from maslart (unattested); see male, -ard
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