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musk duck

NOUN
  1. large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated

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  • Of the ornamental ducks the best known species is that with red wattles on its head and neck, which is generally called the Muscovy duck, but which is not, as its name imports, a native of Muscovy; for the name is a corruption of moschata or musk duck, in allusion to the peculiar smell of the creature. The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally
  • Among these may be observed the great musk duck, misnamed "Muscovy," and the black-necked swan; both indigenous to the Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco
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