| NOUN | animal | Anas platyrhynchos, mallard | wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended |
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| Meaning | wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed. | |
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| Synonym | mallard | |
| Member of | Anas, genus Anas | type genus of the Anatidae |
| Broader | duck | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
| Spanish | ánade real, pato real | |
| Catalan | Anas platyrhynchos, ànec collverd, ànec de bosc | |
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