mallard
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mallard¹
- /ˈmælˌɑːd/ UK
- [ˈmælˌɑːd] UK
- /ˈmælɚd/ US
- [ˈmælɚd] ~ [ˈmælɹ̩d] US
Rhymes with -ælɑː(ɹ)d, -ælə(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From Middle English malard, mawlard, from Old French malard, malart, mallart (“male wild duck”), from Old French male, masle (“male”) + -ard, -art. Cognate with Medieval Latin maslardus, mallardus.
noun mallards · mallard · maudelard
- Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
- The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
Mallard²
Where it comes from
Eponymised form of mallard.
proper noun Mallards
- A surname.
- A minor city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States, named for the duck.
- A ghost town in Itasca Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States, named after a nearby lake.
Translations
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noun a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos
| Español | pato real, ánade real, azulón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물오리 murori, 청둥오리 cheongdung'ori |
| 日本語 | 真鴨 magamo |
| 中文 | 綠頭鴨 /绿头鸭 lǜtóuyā |
| Português | pato-real |
| Français | colvert, canard colvert, canard sauvage |
| Deutsch | Stockente |
| Italiano | anatra selvatica |
| Ελληνικά | αγριόπαπια agriópapia |
| Română | rață sălbatică, rață mare |
| Русский | обыкнове́нная кря́ква obyknovénnaja krjákva |
| עברית | ברכיה brekhiyá |
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