Anas platyrhynchos
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).
Proper noun[edit]
- A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.
Synonyms[edit]
- (species): Anas adunca, Anas boschas (obsolete)
Hypernyms[edit]
- (species): Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anas - genus
References[edit]
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
- List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
