| Muscovy duck n. A greenish-black, gooselike duck (Cairina moschata), having heavy red wattles and found wild from Mexico to northern Argentina but widely domesticated around the world for its succulent flesh. Also called musk duck. [Alteration (influenced by Muscovy) of musk duck.] |
Muscovy duck, musk duck
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large crested widely domesticated South American duck, Cairina moschata, having a greenish-black plumage with white markings and a large red caruncle on the bill
[originally musk duck, a name later mistakenly associated with Muscovy]
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| Noun | 1. |  muscovy duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticatedduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Cairina, genus Cairina - a genus of Anatidae |
Translations
Muscovy duck
n (Zool) → Moschusente f
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