Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mallard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[^a]le male + -art =-ard.
See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting
both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended
from this species. Called also {greenhead}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mallard
n : wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended;
widely distributed [syn: {Anas platyrhynchos}]
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