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A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
A West Indian duck, sometimes domesticated.
n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i.
A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
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a.
Having the form of a duck's bill.
a.
Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged.
n.
Alt. of Duck's-meat
n.
A young or little duck.
imp. & p. p.
of Duck
v. t.
A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
v. t.
To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
n.
One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
v. i.
To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles.
n.
A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat.
n.
A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger.
n.
Duckweed.
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Having a bill like that of a duck.
n.
See Duck mole, under Duck, n.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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