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plural mallard or mallards
: a common and widely distributed wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks
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But the new exhibition features a print of an etching of Darling’s design, which starred mallards.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
That could be why Migration doesn’t really feel like anything else Illumination has ever done, avoiding the common waves of pop-culture references to just lovingly tell the story of a group of mallards on a journey from New England to Jamaica.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 July 2024
The cartoon tale about a family of mallards sustained momentum and flew to $127 million in North America — more than 10 times its debut — and nearly $300 million worldwide.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
This picture book, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, was first published in 1941 and was such a huge hit that a sculpture of its characters, a pair of mallards and their brood of ducklings, was later installed in the Public Garden.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
That could be why Migration doesn’t really feel like anything else Illumination has ever done, avoiding the common waves of pop-culture references to just lovingly tell the story of a group of mallards on a journey from New England to Jamaica.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 July 2024
The cartoon tale about a family of mallards sustained momentum and flew to $127 million in North America — more than 10 times its debut — and nearly $300 million worldwide.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
This picture book, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, was first published in 1941 and was such a huge hit that a sculpture of its characters, a pair of mallards and their brood of ducklings, was later installed in the Public Garden.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Mallard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mallard. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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mallard
noun
mal·lard
ˈmal-ərd 
plural mallard or mallards
: a common and widely distributed wild duck of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white ring around the neck and that is the source of the domestic ducks
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