MANDARIN DUCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mandarin duck mean? 

• MANDARIN DUCK (noun)
  The noun MANDARIN DUCK has 1 sense:

1. showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

  Familiarity information: MANDARIN DUCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANDARIN DUCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aix galericulata; mandarin duck

Hypernyms ("mandarin duck" is a kind of...):

duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)

Holonyms ("mandarin duck" is a member of...):

Aix; genus Aix (wood duck and mandarin duck)