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Definition of Anas platyrhynchos
1. Noun. Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anas Platyrhynchos
Literary usage of Anas platyrhynchos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Rarer British Birds by Thomas Campbell Eyton (1836)
"Anas platyrhynchos Altera, and Anas platyrhynchos, Ray, Will. Canard Sou- chet,
Tenon. Souchet, Buff. Shoveller, English Authors. SUB GENUS 6. ANAS. ..."