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Definition of Muscovy duck

1. Noun. Large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated.

Definition of Muscovy duck

1. Noun. An anatide genus ''Cairina moschata'', a large duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Muscovy duck

1. 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. Origin: A corruption of musk duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Muscovy duck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Agriculturist (1847)
"THE French naturalists assert that the Muscovy duck is a distinct species, ... The Muscovy duck, it appears, is only found in a wild state in South America. ..."

2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"Muscovy duck. See DUCK, vol. vi. p. 46. MUSES (Gr. Movo-ai, from paa>, to strive, to conceive), in classical mythology, the goddesses originally of song, ..."

3. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary (romanized) by Richard James Wilkinson (1908)
"... i. surati, the Muscovy duck; peler i., an auger; ular i., a fabulous duck* ^ billed snake (the finding of which * brings luck in money matters). jabal, ..."

4. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1889)
"Sclater and Salvin write :—" The Muscovy duck, so well known in a ... The native habitat of the Muscovy duck was known to some of the earliest writers. ..."

5. The Poultry Book: A Treatise on Breeding and General Management of Domestic by John C. Bennett (1856)
"... THE Muscovy duck. The portraits represent ducks of this breed, in possession of Mr. Stephen Perkins, of Plymouth, and from the Rev. ..."

6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"The habitat of the Muscovy duck is the Lake of Nicaragua. There all travellers see them at all times, either in small breeding coteries or large flocks. ..."

7. A Residence in the West Indies and America: With a Narrative of the by Thomas Staunton St. Clair, James Glenn (1834)
"... Duck— The Muscovy duck—Abundance of Wild Fowl and Fish —Amusements of the Negroes—Dance called the ..."

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