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1. (n.) mallard
a common, almost cosmopolitan, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos, from which the domestic ducks are descended.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF, OF mallart mallard drake, drake; see male , -ard)
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1. (noun) mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
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1. (adj) mallard
a drake; the male of Anas boschas
2. (adj) mallard
a large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead
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