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mallard

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mallard  \Mal"lard\,  n.  [F.  malari,fr.  m[^a]le  male  +  -art  =-ard. 
  See  {Male},  a.,  and  {-ard}.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  drake;  the  male  of  {Anas  boschas}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  large  wild  duck  ({Anas  boschas})  inhabiting 
  both  America  and  Europe.  The  domestic  duck  has  descended 
  from  this  species.  Called  also  {greenhead}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mallard 
  n  :  wild  dabbling  duck  from  which  domestic  ducks  are  descended; 
  widely  distributed  [syn:  {Anas  platyrhynchos}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Mallard,  IA  (city,  FIPS  48585) 
  Location:  42.93974  N,  94.68411  W 
  Population  (1990):  360  (163  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  50562




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