muscovy duck

Noun
Synonyms: muscovy duckmusk duckCairina moschata

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticatedSynonyms: muscovy duckmusk duckCairina moschata
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Muscovy duck \Mus"co*vy duck`\ [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zool.) A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil. [1913 Webster]
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