"Muscovy duck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Muscovy ducks [plural]
Etymology: From Muscovy Company, a trading company + duck. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Muscovy duck (plural Muscovy ducks)
  1. A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. Wikipedia link: Muscovy Company, Muscovy Duck Categories (lifeform): Ducks Synonyms: Barbary duck, Muscovy Related terms: musk duck (taxonomic: Biziura lobata) Translations (duck): ànec mut [masculine] (Catalan), 疣鼻棲鴨 (Chinese Mandarin), 疣鼻栖鸭 (yóu bí qī yā) (Chinese Mandarin), muskuseend [feminine] (Dutch), barbarieeend [feminine] (Dutch), moska anaso (Esperanto), muskuspart (Estonian), myskisorsa (Finnish), canard musqué (english: wild species) [masculine] (French), canard de Barbarie (note: domesticated form) [masculine] (French), Moschusente [feminine] (German), anatra muschiata [feminine] (Italian), anatra muta [feminine] (Italian), moscovie [feminine] (Norman), moskusand [masculine] (Norwegian), knoppand [masculine] (Norwegian), piżmówka amerykańska [feminine] (Polish), kaczka piżmowa [feminine] (Polish), pato-selvagem [masculine] (Portuguese), pato-do-mato [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), pato-mudo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), му́скусная у́тка (múskusnaja útka) [feminine] (Russian), pato criollo [masculine] (Spanish), pato mudo [masculine] (Spanish), pato almizclado [masculine] (Spanish), myskand (note: wild form) [common-gender] (Swedish), myskanka (note: domesticated form) [common-gender] (Swedish), ngan (Vietnamese), vịt xiêm (Vietnamese), ikewu [class-5, class-6] (Zulu)

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