What is another word for mallard?

Pronunciation: [mˈalɑːd] (IPA)

The Mallard, scientifically known as Anas platyrhynchos, is a species of duck found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Mallards are characterized by their green head, white neck ring, brownish-gray body, and signature quack. There are a few different synonyms that refer to the Mallard duck, including wild duck, grey duck, and green-headed duck. Other names for the Mallard include dabbling duck, puddle duck, and river duck. These names describe the Mallard's preference for shallow freshwater areas and their behavior of tipping their heads underwater to feed. Regardless of its name, the Mallard is a popular and recognizable species among bird enthusiasts and casual observers alike.

What are the hypernyms for Mallard?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Mallard?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for mallard (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Mallard?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Mallard

There were pochard and pintail and one like a mallard.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
The third year found Carlton watching for the mallard as his bird of ill-omen, and redoubling his efforts while his ear prepared for the shrill music of the full-grown quills in final flight.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung
The association with mallard Bois was quite enough....
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions

Famous quotes with Mallard

  • Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard.
    Ted Nugent
  • My idea of fast food is a mallard.
    Ted Nugent
  • They started two hours before daylight, and at first, it was not necessary to break the ice across the canal as other boats had gone on ahead. In each boat, in the darkness, so you could not see, but only hear him, the poler stood in the stern, with his long oar. The shooter sat on a shooting stool fastened to the top of a box that contained his lunch and shells, and the shooter's two, or more, guns were propped against the load of wooden decoys. Somewhere, in each boat, there was a sack with one or two live mallard hens, or a hen and a drake, and in each boat there was a dog who shifted and shivered uneasily at the sound of the wings of the ducks that passed overhead in the darkness.
    Ernest Hemingway

Related words: the mallard, mallards, mallard duck, the mallard press, the mallard publishing house, mallards book

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