musk duck
an Australian duck, Biziura lobata, having a musky odor.
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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 BoldrewoodAt last he was so fortunate as to shoot a musk duck, which he brought back to the camp, stuck up before the fire, and roasted.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleThe odor of the musk-duck is chiefly confined to the breeding season.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) | Havelock EllisSome writers declare that the large musk duck is the most remarkable of the many remarkable birds of Australia.
An Australian Bird Book | John Albert LeachErismaturin: musk duck (Biziura lobata) of Tasmania and Australia.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
British Dictionary definitions for musk duck
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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