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MANDARIN DUCK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does mandarin duck mean?

• MANDARIN DUCK (noun)
The noun MANDARIN DUCK has 1 sense:

1. showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

Familiarity information: MANDARIN DUCK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MANDARIN DUCK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aix galericulata; mandarin duck

Hypernyms ("mandarin duck" is a kind of...):

duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)

Holonyms ("mandarin duck" is a member of...):

Aix; genus Aix (wood duck and mandarin duck)

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