mallards

Common pond ducks

Mallards are the most common wild ducks in the Northern Hemisphere, recognizable by the male's iridescent green head and white neck ring.

Most domestic ducks descend from mallards.

The word often appears in contexts of hunting, birdwatching, or feeding ducks at a pond: A pair of mallards landed on the lake.

waterfowl

drake

Male waterfowl

pond · wetland · marsh · quacking · plumage · iridescent · greenhead · speculum · bill · webbed

hunting

decoy

False target for misdirection

limit · call · retriever · waders · flyover · bag · game · wildfowl · spread · drake

culinary

roast

Dry-heat cooking method

  • confitMeat preserved in fat
  • breastUpper front torso
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

gamey · rendered · fat · crispy · skin · braised · smoked · hunting · preparation · dark meat

domestic

Rouen

Norman capital on Seine

poultry · eggs · farmyard · crossbreed · ancestor · domestication · heritage · layer · hatchling · brood

Categories
Opposites
waterfowl type

mallardsswans

Large long-necked waterfowl

geese · mute swans · Canada geese · trumpeter swans · whooping cranes

wild vs. domestic status

mallardsdomestic ducks

Tame, farm-raised waterfowl

Phrases
Family

mallard

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G