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MUSK DUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does musk duck mean?
• MUSK DUCK (noun)
The noun MUSK DUCK has 1 sense:
1. large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
Familiarity information: MUSK DUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cairina moschata; muscovy duck; musk duck
Hypernyms ("musk 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 ("musk duck" is a member of...):
Cairina; genus Cairina (a genus of Anatidae)
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