mal·lard (m l  rd)n. pl. mallard or mal·lards A wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of which the male has a green head and neck. Most domestic ducks descend from the mallard. [Middle English malarde, from Old French mallart : perhaps from male, male; see male + -ard, -ard, and or possibly of Germanic origin.] |
mallard [ˈmælɑːd]
n pl -lard, -lards
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[from Old French mallart, perhaps from maslart (unattested); see male, -ard]
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| Noun | 1. |  mallard - wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributedduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks |
mallard noun
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collective nouns sord, sute
collective nouns sord, sute
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