An Australian stiff-tailed duck with dark grey plumage and a musky smell, the male having a large black lobe of skin hanging below the bill.
麝鸭
Biziura lobata, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
The occurrence of musk ducks as fossils in New Zealand is reviewed and updated.
Species not to be hunted include blue-winged shovellers, hardhead duck, musk duck, freckled duck, pink-eared duck, blued-billed duck and plumed tree duck.
Diving ducks (especially musk ducks) and even swimming tortoises can be mistaken for platypus momentarily, but are usually readily distinguished upon longer observation.
There are also musk ducks on the lake which carry on in the funniest way.
We headed back to our camp at Eyre Creek for lunch - near the area where we had seen the musk ducks.
Definition of musk duck in US English:
musk duck
noun
An Australian stiff-tailed duck with dark gray plumage and a musky smell, the male having a large black lobe of skin hanging below the bill.
麝鸭
Biziura lobata, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
Diving ducks (especially musk ducks) and even swimming tortoises can be mistaken for platypus momentarily, but are usually readily distinguished upon longer observation.
Species not to be hunted include blue-winged shovellers, hardhead duck, musk duck, freckled duck, pink-eared duck, blued-billed duck and plumed tree duck.
The occurrence of musk ducks as fossils in New Zealand is reviewed and updated.
We headed back to our camp at Eyre Creek for lunch - near the area where we had seen the musk ducks.
There are also musk ducks on the lake which carry on in the funniest way.