| 释义 |
mus·co·vy duck
\ˈməˌskōvē-, (ˌ)məˈskōvē-\ noun
also muscovy
(-es)
Usage: usually capitalized M
Etymology: from Muscovy principality of Moscow, Russia, from Medieval Latin or New Latin Muscovia
: a duck (Cairina moschata) native from Mexico to southern Brazil but widely kept in domestication that is larger than the mallard and has a small crest and red caruncles about the eyes and forehead — called also musk duck |