mallard

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAnas platyrhynchos

   Broaderduck

   Part ofAnas

Other forms of mallard

plural

mallards·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mallard

What does mallard mean?

mallard means "wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed".

How many syllables are in mallard?

mallard has 2 syllables: mal-lard. The stress falls on "mal". In IPA it is /ˈmælɚd/.

What is another word for mallard?

Close synonyms include Anas platyrhynchos. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mallard a common word?

mallard is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.