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musk duck
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musk duck
n.
1. See Muscovy duck.
2. A waterfowl (Biziura lobata) of Australia, the male of which has a leathery chin lobe and emits a musky odor during the breeding season.
musk duck
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for Muscovy duck
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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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Noun1.musk duckmusk duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
Cairina moschata, muscovy 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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