Mallard

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[^a]le male + -art =
     -ard. See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]
     1. (Zool.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting both


        America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from
        this species. Called also {greenhead}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mallard
       n : wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended;
           widely distributed [syn: {Anas platyrhynchos}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Mallard, IA (city, FIPS 48585)
    Location: 42.93974 N, 94.68411 W
    Population (1990): 360 (163 housing units)
    Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50562

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mallard, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    298
     Housing Units (2000): 143
     Land area (2000):     0.380287 sq. miles (0.984940 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.380287 sq. miles (0.984940 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48585
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             42.937269 N, 94.684169 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50562
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mallard, IA
      Mallard