Muscovy duck in British English
or musk duck
noun
a large crested widely domesticated South American duck, Cairina moschata, having a greenish-black plumage with white markings and a large red caruncle on the bill
Word origin
C17: originally musk duck, a name later mistakenly associated with MuscovyMuscovy duck in American English
a large, domesticated, Neotropical duck (Cairina moschata) with dark plumage, blue eyes, and white wing patches
Word origin
altered (by assoc. with Muscovy ) < musk duckImage ofMuscovy duck
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