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ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
Synonyms:
Anas platyrhynchos; mallard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anas platyrhynchos" is a kind of...):
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Holonyms ("Anas platyrhynchos" is a member of...):
Anas; genus Anas (type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks)