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plural mallard or mallards
: 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
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Potential Problems Due to Bird Nesting Sparrows, wrens, blue jays, mallards, starlings, doves, and pigeons are just a few types of birds that commonly nest near humans.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
How Gertie the duck became a star On April 25, 1945, a bridge tender discovered that a mallard had laid an egg in a nest on one of the pilings near the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge over the Milwaukee River.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Rescue Efforts Efforts to rescue the birds, predominantly Canada geese and mallards, are being spearheaded by the New England Wildlife Center.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
How Gertie the duck became a star On April 25, 1945, a bridge tender discovered that a mallard had laid an egg in a nest on one of the pilings near the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge over the Milwaukee River.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Rescue Efforts Efforts to rescue the birds, predominantly Canada geese and mallards, are being spearheaded by the New England Wildlife Center.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Mallard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mallard. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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mallard
noun
mal·lard
ˈmal-ərd 
plural mallard or mallards
: a common and widely distributed wild duck of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white ring around the neck and that is the source of the domestic ducks
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