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Muscovy duck
Muscovy duckn. A large duck (Cairina moschata) native to Mexico, Central America, and South America, widely domesticated in forms having plumage of various colors and red facial caruncles in the male. Also called musk duck.
[Alteration (influenced by Muscovy) of musk duck.]Muscovy duck or musk duckn (Animals) 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[C17: originally musk duck, a name later mistakenly associated with Muscovy]Mus′covy duck′
n. a large, crested, wild duck, Cairina moschata, of tropical America, that has been widely domesticated. [1650–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  muscovy duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticatedCairina moschata, musk duckduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsCairina, genus Cairina - a genus of Anatidae |
Translationspato criollopato de Berberíamuscovy duck
Synonyms for muscovy ducknoun large crested wild duck of Central America and South AmericaSynonyms- Cairina moschata
- musk duck
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