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]