ˈməˌskōvē-, (ˌ)məˈskōvē- noun
also muscovy
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized M
Etymology: from Muscovy principality of Moscow, Russia, from Medieval Latin or New Latin Muscovia
: a duck ( Cairina moschata ) native from Mexico to southern Brazil but widely kept in domestication that is larger than the mallard and has a small crest and red caruncles about the eyes and forehead — called also musk duck