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Anas_platyrhynchos

Anas platyrhynchos

Translingual

Wikispecies

Anas platyrhynchos, a male

Proper noun

Anas platyrhynchos f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the mallard.

Synonyms

  • (mallard): (obsolete): Anas adunca, Anas boschas

See also

  • Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276