MUSCOVY DUCK


Meaning of MUSCOVY DUCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-ˌkō-vē- ]

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

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