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

Word History and Origins

Origin of musk duck¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

I can ride anything—anything that ever was lapped in horsehide—swim like a musk-duck, and track like a Myall blackfellow.

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At 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.

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The odor of the musk-duck is chiefly confined to the breeding season.

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Some writers declare that the large Musk Duck is the most remarkable of the many remarkable birds of Australia.

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Erismaturin: musk duck (Biziura lobata) of Tasmania and Australia.

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