Anas platyrhynchos
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Etymology[edit]
From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).
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Synonyms[edit]
- (mallard): (obsolete): Anas adunca, Anas boschas
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
