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单词 musk duck
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
musk′ duck′, 
    1. BirdsSee Muscovy duck. 
    2. Birdsan Australian duck, Biziura lobata, having a musky odor.
    • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
musk duck n
  1. another name for Muscovy duck
  2. a duck, Biziura lobata, inhabiting swamps, lakes, and streams in Australia. The male has a leathery pouch beneath the bill and emits a musky odour
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mus′covy duck′, 
  1. Birdsa large, crested, wild duck, Cairina moschata, of tropical America, that has been widely domesticated. Also called musk duck. 
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Muscovy duck, musk duck n
  1. a large crested widely domesticated South American duck, Cairina moschata, having a greenish-black plumage with white markings and a large red caruncle on the bill
Etymology: 17th Century: originally musk duck, a name later mistakenly associated with Muscovy
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