musk duckn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌsk dʌk/, U.S.

/ˈməsk ˌdək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., duck n.¹

Etymology: < musk n. + duck n.¹

1. The Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Now rare.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > cairina moschata (muscovy duck)

Guinea duck1602

Muscovy duck1657

musk duck1734

muggent1785

muff-coated duck1847

Muscovy1953

1734 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 183 That large Sort of Duck commonly called the Muscovy-Duck, or more properly the Musk-Duck.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 130 The Muscovy duck, or, more properly speaking, the Musk Duck, so called from a supposed musky smell,..a native of Africa.

1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. ii. 81 They have obtained the name of Musk-duck from their musky smell.

1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 506/2 The Musk-duck (Cairina) of South America, which is often domesticated and in that condition will produce fertile hybrids with the common Duck.

1883 Science 6 Apr. 249/2 Many domesticated musk-ducks, especially those belonging to the negroes, flew abroad every morning, remained in the swamp..all day, and returned at night.

1929 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 59 280 They have domesticated the llama, alpaca, guinea-pig, musk-duck and the turkey.

2. A large brown and black duck, Biziura lobata, of southern Australia and Tasmania, the male of which has a musky smell and a large pendulous lobe under the bill.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > biziura lobata (musk-duck)

musk duck1805

Muscovy duck1822

Muscovy duck1911

1805 Banks Papers in Austral. Nat. Dict. (1988) 412/2 Wild Ducks several kinds, a large Bird which I think is new from the very strong smell it has of musk they have here named it the Musk Duck.

1834 Proc. Zool. Soc. London ii. 19 A specimen was exhibited of the Musk Duck of New Holland, Hydrobates lobatus Temm.

1880 L. A. Meredith Tasmanian Friends & Foes 159 That's a musk duck... The whole bird has a strange odour of musk, rendering it quite uneatable.

1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling viii. 71 The musk duck made the longest dive on record.

1968 R. Hill Bush Quest 38 Close by the bank a huge old musk duck wallowed low in the water.

1994 G. Lehmann Spring Forest 139 Teal nest in thick ground cover, And musk duck on limbs leaning over the current.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	musk duck
释义	musk duckn. Brit. /ˈmʌsk dʌk/, U.S. /ˈməsk ˌdək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., duck n.¹ Etymology: < musk n. + duck n.¹ 1. The Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > cairina moschata (muscovy duck) Guinea duck1602 Muscovy duck1657 musk duck1734 muggent1785 muff-coated duck1847 Muscovy1953 1734 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 183 That large Sort of Duck commonly called the Muscovy-Duck, or more properly the Musk-Duck. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 130 The Muscovy duck, or, more properly speaking, the Musk Duck, so called from a supposed musky smell,..a native of Africa. 1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. ii. 81 They have obtained the name of Musk-duck from their musky smell. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 506/2 The Musk-duck (Cairina) of South America, which is often domesticated and in that condition will produce fertile hybrids with the common Duck. 1883 Science 6 Apr. 249/2 Many domesticated musk-ducks, especially those belonging to the negroes, flew abroad every morning, remained in the swamp..all day, and returned at night. 1929 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 59 280 They have domesticated the llama, alpaca, guinea-pig, musk-duck and the turkey. 2. A large brown and black duck, Biziura lobata, of southern Australia and Tasmania, the male of which has a musky smell and a large pendulous lobe under the bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > biziura lobata (musk-duck) musk duck1805 Muscovy duck1822 Muscovy duck1911 1805 Banks Papers in Austral. Nat. Dict. (1988) 412/2 Wild Ducks several kinds, a large Bird which I think is new from the very strong smell it has of musk they have here named it the Musk Duck. 1834 Proc. Zool. Soc. London ii. 19 A specimen was exhibited of the Musk Duck of New Holland, Hydrobates lobatus Temm. 1880 L. A. Meredith Tasmanian Friends & Foes 159 That's a musk duck... The whole bird has a strange odour of musk, rendering it quite uneatable. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling viii. 71 The musk duck made the longest dive on record. 1968 R. Hill Bush Quest 38 Close by the bank a huge old musk duck wallowed low in the water. 1994 G. Lehmann Spring Forest 139 Teal nest in thick ground cover, And musk duck on limbs leaning over the current. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1734
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