Muscovy duck \Mus"co*vy duck`\ [A corruption of musk duck.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck,
often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is
native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
muscovy duck
n : large crested wild duck of Central America and South
America; widely domesticated [syn: {musk duck}, {Cairina
moschata}]