Gressingham duck

noun

A kind of duck bred from a cross of mallards and Pekin ducks.

Meanings

nounGressingham duck (plural Gressingham ducks)

plural Gressingham ducks

  1. A kind of duck bred from a cross of mallards and Pekin ducks.

Origin

Named after the village of Gressingham in Lancashire, England, where they were first bred.

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Gressingham duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gressingham%20duck

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