Anas platyrhynchos, a male
From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).
Anas platyrhynchos f
- A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.