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Definition of Cairina moschata
1. Noun. Large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated.
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Cairina, Genus Cairina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cairina Moschata
Literary usage of Cairina moschata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tænioid Cestodes of North American Birds by Brayton Howard Ransom (1909)
"For description see RANSOM, 1902a, pp. 158-167, pl. 24, figs. 11-14; pl. 25, figs.
15-20. Hosts. — Marila marila, Cairina moschata, Nettion crecca, ..."
2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1897)
"The Musky Duck (Cairina moschata) is common in this * I have materials for a
special note on the nesting of D. discolor, and I believe that their ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1876)
"... but now introduced into the Old World and naturalized in many parts of the
tropics. Cairina moschata. Anas moschata, Linn. SN ip 199; Max. Beitr. iv. p. ..."
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