mallard duck
Common pond waterfowl
A mallard duck is the most common and recognizable wild duck in the Northern Hemisphere.
The male has a distinctive iridescent green head, while the female is mottled brown.
Most domestic ducks descend from mallards.
The phrase is slightly redundant—mallard alone refers to this species—but appears in casual usage: We saw some mallard ducks at the pond.
- drakeMale waterfowl
- henFemale fowl
- quackFake healer or fowl noise
- waddleSwaying, clumsy gait
- pondSmall still body
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