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Meanings of mallard in English

Portuguese
pato-real
Catalan
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Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed.

pato-real

A duck (Anas platyrhynchos) which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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Examples for "wild duck"
Examples for "wild duck"
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They had gone down the river and the wild duck with them.
In Exile, and Other Stories
2
Who more delighted in striking down the partridge or the wild duck?
A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucesters...
3
Not quite so large as the wild duck, but extremely good eating.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
4
Of substantials there was abundance-turkeysand fowls, wild duck and other game.
On the Pampas; Or, The Young Settlers
5
Willet loved wild duck and so he gave him an extra portion.
The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
Usage of mallard in English
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A flight of mallard wheels overhead and glides down towards the water.
Waiting for the Barbarians
2
But we don't have to look a gift mallard in the eye.
The House of a Thousand Candles
3
They look a little larger than mallard ducks, and are well feathered.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
4
Soon a large flight came over, mixed up with mallard and widgeon.
Marie: An Episode in the Life of the Late Allan Quatermain
5
They sat side by side on the grass, watching the mallard ducks.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
6
You have seen the mallard and the rest of the Duck-people.
Indian Why Stories: Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire
7
The mallard is our most common duck, found in all flyways.
Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
8
Then he turned appealingly to me, uttering the soft note of the mallard.
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
9
Its bill is similar in colour and shape to a mallard's.
The Irish Times
10
Plenty of mallard, wigeon, teal of course, and the old standby pigeon breasts.
The Irish Times
11
Shotguns roared again, but the mallard seemed to anticipate their aim.
The Hyperion Cantos
12
The mallard has to be his own sentinel, as a rule.
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885
13
That visitor was a mallard duck, and it's since become a minor celebrity.
Radio NZ
14
His wife is the one in front flirting with the mallard.
God's gift
15
Eight mandarin ducks were loafing around there, along with some mallard.
The Guardian
16
Our bag to-day was one tiger, one florican, one mallard, and two widgeon.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
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Portuguese
pato-real
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