Anas platyrhynchos

Translingual

Anas platyrhynchos, a male

Etymology

From New Latin anas (duck) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, broad snouted), from πλατύς (platús, wide, flat) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, snout, beak).

Proper noun

Anas platyrhynchos f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.

Synonyms

  • (species): Anas adunca, Anas boschas (obsolete)

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