Definition of Cairina moschata

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

Exact synonyms: Muscovy Duck, Musk Duck
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Cairina, Genus Cairina

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cairina Moschata

Cagliari
Cagliostro
Cagney
Cagot ear
Cahita
Caiman lizard
Caiman lizards
Caiman sclerops
Cain
Cain complex
Cainamero
Cainameros
Cairbre Nia Fer
Cairene
Cairina
Cairina moschata
Cairngorms
Cairns
Cairns mechanism
Cairo
Caitlin
Caitlyn
Caitra
Cajal's astrocyte stain
Cajal's cell
Cajanus
Cajanus cajan
Cajetan
Cajun
Cajun English

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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