mallards

Variant of mallard

mallard definition

mal·lard (mal′ərd)

noun pl. mallards -·lards or mallard -·lard

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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