Muscovy duck

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

(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

muscovy duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated

Cairina moschata, musk duck

duck - 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

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Muscovy duck

n (Zool) → Moschusente f

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Cairina Cairina moschata duck fowl genus Cairina musk duck	Pretty" might not be used to describe several large, brown and white Muscovy ducks with lumpy red faces that resemble raw hamburger. Poultry preens at exposition; Author proves her bantam is as good as ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Water-fowl, of all descriptions, rose from their coverts, and hurried towards us: the heavy Muscovy ducks, sheldrakes, Burrow ducks from the Severn, sea-gulls, Canada and Cape and tall Peruvian geese, and the little moor-hen and teal, half-sailing, half-flying, with six majestic swans, all drew near to be fed. Brum's secret river leads to a past oasis by Birmingham Mail (England) A must-try is its pan-roasted muscovy duck with apple-apricot compote and its Caesar salad. Washington's Most Romantic Restaurants by Fruzsina Csery / Food/cooking/nutrition community	muscle sense Muscle serum muscle spasm muscle spindle Muscle sugar muscle system muscle tone muscle-bound muscle-builder muscle-wasting musclebound musclebuilder musclebuilding Muscled muscleman Muscling muscly Muscogees Muscoid Muscoidea muscology Muscosity muscovado Muscovite Muscovy Muscovy duck Muscovy glass muscular muscular atrophy Muscular Christian Muscular Christianity muscular contraction muscular dystrophy Muscular excitability Muscular sense muscular structure muscular system muscular tissue muscular tonus Muscular work Muscularity Muscularize Muscularly Musculation musculature Muscule Musculin musculocutaneous Musculophrenic musculophrenic artery musculophrenic vein	muscly muscly Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee County School District Muscogee Creek Nation Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise Muscogees Muscoid Muscoidea Muscology Muscomorpha Muscomorpha Muscosity Muscovado Muscovado sugar muscovados Muscovie Duck Muscovite Muscovite Muscovite Muscovite mica Muscovite mica Muscovites Muscovites Muscovy Muscovy Muscovy Muscovy Company Muscovy duck Muscovy ducks Muscovy glass Muscovy glass Muscovy Trading company MUSCSB muscul-, musculo- Musculamine Musculamine Musculamine muscular muscular muscular muscular muscular anesthesia muscular anesthesia muscular anesthesia muscular arteries muscular arteries muscular arteries muscular arteries muscular artery muscular asthenopia muscular asthenopia muscular asthenopia muscular asymmetry muscular asymmetry muscular asymmetry muscular atrophy muscular atrophy muscular atrophy

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Cairina
Cairina moschata
duck
fowl
genus Cairina
musk duck

Pretty" might not be used to describe several large, brown and white Muscovy ducks with lumpy red faces that resemble raw hamburger.

Poultry preens at exposition; Author proves her bantam is as good as ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

Water-fowl, of all descriptions, rose from their coverts, and hurried towards us: the heavy Muscovy ducks, sheldrakes, Burrow ducks from the Severn, sea-gulls, Canada and Cape and tall Peruvian geese, and the little moor-hen and teal, half-sailing, half-flying, with six majestic swans, all drew near to be fed.

Brum's secret river leads to a past oasis by Birmingham Mail (England)

A must-try is its pan-roasted muscovy duck with apple-apricot compote and its Caesar salad.

Washington's Most Romantic Restaurants by Fruzsina Csery / Food/cooking/nutrition community