ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed

Synonyms:

Anas platyrhynchos; mallard

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Anas platyrhynchos" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Anas platyrhynchos" is a member of...):

Anas; genus Anas (type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks)

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