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nounwild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
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- sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
- widgeon freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- wigeon freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- anas penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- wild duck an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)