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单词 mallard
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Definition of mallard in English:

mallard

nounPlural mallards ˈmalədˈmalɑːdˈmælərd
  • The commonest duck of the northern hemisphere, the male having a dark green head and white collar.

    Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most abundant and widespread of all waterfowl, the mallard is also the most hunted game bird.
    • The teals, mallards and other small ducks were all paddling about.
    • There were about 50 coots, 25 shovelers, and a handful each of mallards and ferruginous ducks.
    • This paper examines the function of female resistance behavior in one of the dabbling ducks, the mallard.
    • We saw lots of waterfowl, mostly Canada geese and mallards with the odd Gadwall.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, 'wild drake', from masle 'male'.

Rhymes

Ballard
 
 

Definition of mallard in US English:

mallard

nounˈmalərdˈmælərd
  • The most common duck of the northern hemisphere and the ancestor of most domestic ducks, the male having a dark green head and white collar.

    Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The teals, mallards and other small ducks were all paddling about.
    • We saw lots of waterfowl, mostly Canada geese and mallards with the odd Gadwall.
    • The most abundant and widespread of all waterfowl, the mallard is also the most hunted game bird.
    • This paper examines the function of female resistance behavior in one of the dabbling ducks, the mallard.
    • There were about 50 coots, 25 shovelers, and a handful each of mallards and ferruginous ducks.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, ‘wild drake’, from masle ‘male’.

 
 
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