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Muscovy ducks

Muscovy ducks is the plural of Muscovy duck.

Meaning of Muscovy duck

Noun

Muscovy duck (plural Muscovy ducks)

  1. A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America.
    • Over the water swept the great harpy eagle--also a fisher like his white-headed cousin of the North; and now and then flocks of muscovy ducks made the air resound with their strong broad wings.1847, Mayne Reid, Popular Adventure Tales

Questions about Muscovy ducks

What is Muscovy ducks the plural of?
Muscovy ducks is the plural of Muscovy duck.

Words near Muscovy ducks in the dictionary

  1. muscovitization
  2. muscovitizations
  3. muscovitized
  4. muscovy
  5. Muscovy duck
  6. Muscovy ducks
  7. Muscovy glass
  8. Muscoy
  9. musculamine
  10. muscular
  11. muscular Christian

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