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a large, crested, wild duck, Cairina moschata, of tropical America, that has been widely domesticated. Also called musk duck.[1650-60]
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Muscovy duck
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Muscovy duck — n. [altered (by assoc. with MUSCOVY) < MUSK DUCK] a large, domesticated, Neotropical duck (Cairina moschata) with dark plumage, blue eyes, and white wing patches … English World dictionary
Muscovy duck — Mus co*vy duck [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muscovy duck — paprastoji muskusinė antis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cairina moschata angl. muscovy duck vok. Moschusente, f rus. мускусная утка, f pranc. canard musqué, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – muskusinės antys … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Muscovy duck — noun Etymology: Muscovy, principality of Moscow, Russia Date: 1657 a large dark crested duck (Cairina moschata) of Central and South America that is widely kept in domestication … New Collegiate Dictionary
muscovy duck — noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated • Syn: ↑musk duck, ↑Cairina moschata • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Cairina, ↑genus Cairina … Useful english dictionary
Muscovy duck — Mus′covy duck′ n. orn a large, crested, wild duck, Cairina moschata, of tropical America, that has been widely domesticated • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
Muscovy duck — /mʌskəvi ˈdʌk/ (say muskuhvee duk) noun a large, crested, neotropical duck, Cairina moschata, which has been widely domesticated. When wild it is glossy black with a large white patch on each wing and fleshy, red caruncles on the face. {erroneous …
Muscovy duck — noun An anatide genus Cairina moschata, a large duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America … Wiktionary
Muscovy duck — noun a large tropical American duck with glossy greenish black plumage. [Cairina moschata.] … English new terms dictionary
