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mallard

(mal′ərd)

the common wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), from which the domestic duck is descended: the male has a green or bluish-black head, a thin band of white around the neck, and a rusty breast

Origin: ME < OFr malart < *maslart < masle: see male

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noun pl. mallard mallard or mal·lards

A wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of which the male has a green head and neck. Most domestic ducks descend from the mallard.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English malarde

Origin: , from Old French mallart

Origin: : perhaps from male, male; see Male

Origin: + -ard, -ard,

Origin: and or possibly of Germanic origin

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