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

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

Synonyms

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

See also

• Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014

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 978-0691128276