mallard

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/ (UK)
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/ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/ (UK) · /ˈmælɚd/ (US)

Definition of mallard

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
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noun

  1. (countable)Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
  2. (uncountable)The meat of this bird, eaten as food.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A minor city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States, named for the duck.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Itasca Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States, named after a nearby lake.

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Etymology

From Middle English malard, mawlard, from Old French malard, malart, mallart (“male wild duck”), from Old French male, masle (“male”) + -ard, -art. Cognate with Medieval Latin maslardus, mallardus.

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