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CAIRINA MOSCHATA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
Synonyms:
Cairina moschata; muscovy duck; musk duck
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cairina moschata" is a kind of...):
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Holonyms ("Cairina moschata" is a member of...):
Cairina; genus Cairina (a genus of Anatidae)