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mallard

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmælɑː^rd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmælɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mal′ərd)

Inflections of 'mallard' (n):

mallards: npl (All usages)

mallard: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Mallard can be found in many parts of the world.")

mal•lard /ˈmælɚd/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lards, (esp. when thought of as a group) -lard.

Birdsa common wild duck from which the domestic ducks are descended.

mal•lard (mal′ərd),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lards, (esp. collectively) -lard.

Birdsa common, almost cosmopolitan, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos, from which the domestic ducks are descended.

Middle French, Old French mallart mallard drake, drake; see male, -ard
Middle English 1275–1325

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mallard /ˈmælɑːd/ n ( pl -lard, -lards)

a duck, Anas platyrhynchos, common over most of the N hemisphere, the male of which has a dark green head and reddish-brown breast: the ancestor of all domestic breeds of duck

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French mallart, perhaps from maslart (unattested); see male, -ard

'mallard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gadwall - garganey - teal - canard - greenhead - koloa - Rouen

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