Medical Dictionary

duck

noun \ˈdək\
plural ducks or duck

Medical Definition of DUCK

:  any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage

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