Anas platyrhynchos

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).

Proper noun

Anas platyrhynchos f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.

Synonyms

  • (species): Anas adunca, Anas boschas (obsolete)

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References

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