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mandarin duck
noun
- a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
mandarin duck
noun
- an Asian duck, Aix galericulata, the male of which has a brightly coloured and patterned plumage and crest
Word History and Origins
Origin of mandarin duck1
Example Sentences
The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.
Rasseem added two green peacocks to his nation of birds, along with a mandarin duck.
It is called “Fowl” — a play on the word “foul,” which was so often used to disparage the community — and has an image of a mandarin duck, which represents love and fidelity in China.
"The other day I was right outside the leisure centre when I shot a mandarin duck and there were lots of people around," he said.
In 2018 a mandarin duck became a social media superstar as photos of his stunning multi-coloured feathers made every online influencer swoon.
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