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Definition of mallard :
1. A drake; the male of Anas boschas.
2. A large wild duck ( Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
Synonyms:
dipper, Anas Platyrhynchos, grebe
bird (part of speech: noun)
goose, road runner, snipe, crested jay, stork, peregrine, yellowbird, penguin, bluebill, crane, barn owl, condor, turkey, lark, sandpiper, blackbird, peacock, egret, swallow, crow, ibis, duck, bird, mockingbird, heron, oriole, tern, parrot, grouse, swift, robin, parakeet, vulture, loon, hummingbird, partridge, wren, thrush, bittern, pheasant, myna, harrier, dove, horned owl, kingfisher, canary, sea gull, woodpecker, gull, pelican, mourning dove, ostrich, tit, cormorant, eagle, cuckoo, weaver, owl, grosbeak, cockatoo, jackdaw, cardinal, dodo, chickadee, goldfinch, sheldrake, osprey, plover, coot, teal, raven, falcon, hawk, grackle, nuthatch, redwing, booby, waxwing, squab, rook, Canada goose, blue jay, nightingale, starling, bluebird, ringtail, lovebird, swan, puffin, curlew, bald eagle, macaw, emu, cassowary, quetzal, turtledove, flamingo, magpie, pigeon, sparrow, finch, jay, buzzard, bullfinch, spoonbill, songbird, albatross, redbird
Usage examples:
- The plumage of the Mallard is very similar to that of the Rouen but of a lighter shade. - "Ducks and Geese", Harry M. Lamon Rob R. Slocum.
- Feltre might have saved Ambrose Mallard. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
- But I wouldn't have missed it for all the mallard on Ruffle Lake. - "The Firing Line", Robert W. Chambers.