mallard

• maudelard, mawdelard (both obsolete)

From Middle English malard, mawlard, mawdelard, from Old French malard, malart, mallart (“male wild duck”), from Old French male, masle (“male”) + -ard, -art. Cognate with Medieval Latin maslardus, mallardus.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmælɚd/

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• Rhymes: -ælɑː(ɹ)d, -ælə(ɹ)d

mallard (plural mallards or mallard)

1. Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

• manky mallard
• mottled mallard

mallard

1. alternative form of malard