MALLARD


Meaning of MALLARD in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ma-l ə rd

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural mallard or mallards

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mallart

Date: 14th century

: a common and widely distributed wild duck ( Anas platyrhynchos ) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks

mallard

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