About The Word Muscovy duck
Learn about the word Muscovy duck to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Muscovy duck definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Muscovy duck
| Muscovy duck Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Muscovy duck?
[n] large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
Synonyms | Synonyms for Muscovy duck: Cairina moschata | musk duck Related Terms | Find terms related to Muscovy duck: See Also | Cairina | duck | genus Cairina Muscovy duck In Webster's Dictionary \Mus"co*vy duck`\ [A corruption of musk duck.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck,
often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is
native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Copra oil ‐ oil…
- Oxidized ‐ combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen;…
- Elf ‐ below 3 kilohertz [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat…
- Thanksgiving cactus ‐ South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often…
- Trafalgar ‐ a naval battle in 1805 off the SW coast of Spain; the French…
- Arabidopsis lyrata ‐ a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers;…
- Trousered ‐ dressed…
- Pibgorn ‐ an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made…
- For the first time ‐ the initial time; "when Felix first saw a…
- Covalent bond ‐ a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between…