musk duck

noun

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

Origin of musk duck

First recorded in 1765–75

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I can ride anything—anything that ever was lapped in horsehide—swim like a musk-duck, and track like a Myall blackfellow.
Robbery Under Arms
Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
The odor of the musk-duck is chiefly confined to the breeding season.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)
Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for musk duck

musk duck

noun

another name for Muscovy duck
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

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