"if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Audio: en-us-if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.ogg
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  1. A subject can be identified by observing its habitual characteristics. Wikipedia link: Duck test Synonyms: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck, when I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck Related terms: duck test, duck typing Translations (Translations): ma nij ul loen evel un houad, ma labenn evel un houad, ma neuñv evel un houad, neuze e tle bezañ un houad (Breton), si ça ressemble à un canard, si ça nage comme un canard et si ça cancane comme un canard, c’est qu’il s’agit sans doute d’un canard (French), wenn es aussieht wie eine Ente, schwimmt wie eine Ente und quakt wie eine Ente, dann ist es wahrscheinlich eine Ente (German), se parece com um pato, nada como um pato e grasna como um pato, então provavelmente é um pato (Portuguese)
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