muscovy duck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
    Cairina moschata; musk duck.

WordNet

Mus"co*vy duck`
Etymology
A corruption of musk duck.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.

Webster 1913