musk-duck

  • 1Musk duck — Musk Musk (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.] 1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the… …

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  • 2musk duck — n. 1. an Australian duck (Biziura lobata) with an inflatable leathery pouch beneath the lower jaw, spikelike tail feathers, and a musklike odor during the breeding season 2. MUSCOVY DUCK …

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  • 3Musk Duck — Not to be confused with the Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata). Musk Duck Female. Note tail fan slightly twisted to the right. Conservation status …

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  • 4musk duck — noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated • Syn: ↑muscovy duck, ↑Cairina moschata • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Cairina, ↑genus Cairina * * * …

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  • 5musk duck — Muscovy duck Mus co*vy duck [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …

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  • 6musk duck — tasmaninės antys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Biziura angl. musk duck vok. Lappenente, f rus. лопастная утка, f pranc. erismature à barbillons, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – stačiauodegės siauresnis terminas –… …

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  • 7musk duck — tasmaninė antis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Biziura lobata angl. musk duck vok. Lappenente, f rus. лопастная утка, f pranc. erismature à barbillons, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tasmaninės antys …

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  • 8musk duck — /ˈmʌsk dʌk/ (say musk duk) noun 1. an endemic Australian, stiff tailed duck, Biziura lobata, the drake of which has a large lobe of skin hanging below the bill. 2. → Muscovy duck. {named from the distinct odour of musk emitted by males} …

  • 9musk duck — 1. See Muscovy duck. 2. an Australian duck, Biziura lobata, having a musky odor. [1765 75] * * * …

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  • 10musk duck — noun (Biziura lobata), a highly aquatic, stiff tailed duck native to southern Australia …

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