mulard

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noun

A domestic duck that is a hybrid of the Pekin duck and Muscovy duck.

OriginFrench mulard →
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Meanings

nounmulard (plural mulards)

plural mulards · alternative moulard · alternative mullard

  1. A domestic duck that is a hybrid of the Pekin duck and Muscovy duck.

    Only male mulards are used in foie gras production; the females' livers are considered “too veiny.”

    2016, Michaela DeSoucey, Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food, page 49

Origin

  1. Frenchmulard
  2. Englishmulard

Borrowed from French mulard.

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APA

mulard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulard

MLA

“mulard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mulard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulard.

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