MUSCOVY DUCK


Meaning of MUSCOVY DUCK in English

Pronunciation: ' m ə s- ˌ k ō -v ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: Muscovy, principality of Moscow, Russia

Date: 1657

: a large dark crested duck ( Cairina moschata ) of Central and So. America that is widely kept in domestication

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