mallard

English
A male mallard.
A female mallard with her ducklings.

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmælɚd/
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  • Rhymes: -ælɑː(ɹ)d, -ælə(ɹ)d

Noun

mallard (plural mallards or mallard)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Middle English

Noun

mallard

  1. Alternative form of malard
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