A common wild duck with the male having a green head and the female being brown; a dabbling duck found across the Northern Hemisphere.
From Old French 'mallard' (male duck), possibly from 'malle' (male). The word entered English by the 1300s and specifically refers to the most common wild duck species, *Anas platyrhynchos*.
Mallards are one of the most successful animals in human-modified landscapes—they've adapted to city parks, golf courses, and urban ponds, making them thrive while other waterfowl declined!
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