Anas platyrhynchos

Translingual

Anas platyrhynchos, a male

Etymology

From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).

Proper noun

Anas platyrhynchos f

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common mallard.

Synonyms

(mallard): (obsolete): Anas adunca, Anas boschas

References

Anas platyrhynchos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anas platyrhynchos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anas platyrhynchos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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