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Princeton's WordNet

  1. muscovy duck, musk duck, Cairina moschatanoun

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

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  1. musk ducknoun

    The Musk Duck (Biziura lobata), a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia.

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  1. Musk duck

    The musk duck (Biziura lobata) is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus Biziura. An extinct relative, the New Zealand musk duck or de Lautour's duck (B. delautouri), once occurred on New Zealand, but is only known from prehistoric subfossil bones. It was about 8% longer than the living species, with a particularly large head.This animal derives its common name from the peculiar musky odour it emanates during the breeding season. Musk ducks are moderately common through the Murray-Darling and Cooper Creek basins, and in the wetter, fertile areas in the south of the continent: the southwest corner of Western Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania.

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  1. musk duck

    A musk duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is known for its distinctive musky odor produced by the male. The species is characterized by a large leathery lobe beneath the bill and its ability to produce a range of sounds. It is one of the more primitive species of ducks and has a mainly vegetarian diet although it also eats small crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic insects. The scientific name for the musk duck is Biziura lobata.

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  1. Musk Duck

    The Musk Duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. It is the only living member of the genus Biziura. An extinct relative, the New Zealand Musk Duck or de Lautour's Duck, once occurred on New Zealand, but is only known from prehistoric subfossil bones. It was about 8% longer than the living species, with a particularly large head. Musk Ducks are moderately common through the Murray-Darling and Cooper Creek basins, and in the wetter, fertile areas in the south of the continent: the south-west corner of Western Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania. Musk Ducks avoid the far north, the arid west and north-west.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of musk duck in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of musk duck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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