different between mallard vs greenhead

mallard

English

Alternative forms

  • maudelard, mawdelard (both obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English malarde, mawdelare, from Old French malart, mallart (wild duck), possibly derived from the Old High German Madelhart (proper name) (whence the English forms maudelard, mawdelard); or alternatively from Old French male, malle (male) +? -ard.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?mæl.??(?)d/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?mæl?d/

Noun

mallard (plural mallards or mallard)

  1. A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.


Translations

mallard From the web:



greenhead

English

Etymology

green +? head

Noun

greenhead (plural greenheads)

  1. Tabanus nigrovittatus, a biting horsefly.
  2. The mallard.
  3. A fish, the striped bass.

greenhead From the web:

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