Main Entry:

mal·lard

Pronunciation:

\ˈma-lərd\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural mallard or mallards

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French mallart

Date:

14th century

: a common and widely distributed wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks

[mallard illustration]