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'Mallard' is a word borrowed from French 'mallard'. The word entered the English language some time around the 14th century.

mallard [noun] [14th century]

A common and widely distributed wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a g...

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Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French 'mallart'

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