domestic duck

noun

The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica.

Meanings

noundomestic duck (plural domestic ducks)

plural domestic ducks

  1. The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica.
  2. Any duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 綠頭鴨 /绿头鸭, 家鴨 /家鸭
  • 綠頭鴨 /绿头鸭 (lǜtóuyā)domesticated subspecies of mallard
  • 家鴨 /家鸭 (jiāyā)any duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
Dutch tamme eend, tamme eend
  • tamme eenddomesticated subspecies of mallard
  • tamme eendany duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
Finnish ankka, ankka
  • ankkadomesticated subspecies of mallard
  • ankkaany duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
Hungarian házi kacsa, háziasított kacsa
  • házi kacsadomesticated subspecies of mallard
  • háziasított kacsaany duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
Portuguese pato doméstico
  • pato domésticoany duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
Romanian rață domestică
  • rață domesticădomesticated subspecies of mallard
Russian дома́шняя у́тка, дома́шняя у́тка
  • дома́шняя у́тка (domášnjaja útka)domesticated subspecies of mallard
  • дома́шняя у́тка (domášnjaja útka)any duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated
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APA

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Chicago

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