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duck (an aquatic bird)

class, taxon, species

Class: taxon, species, bird
Parent Class: ▶
animal, bird, eukaryote, chordate, Anatidae, …
Anseriformes, non-human animal
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck
Collective Noun: ▶
"bunch", "team", "raft", "paddling", "flush", …
"flock", "brace"
Average Weight: 2 kilograms
Family: Anatidae
Kingdom: animal
Order: Anseriformes
Phylum: chordate
Representing Symbol of: Fairhills High School, Lone Star College–CyFair
Mascot for: Oregon Ducks football
Wordnet Synset ID: "101846331"
Related Websites: ▶
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/family/ducks-geese-swans-anatidae; http://www.wildduckhuntinginfo.com/about-wild-ducks; http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,9865,1432991,00.html; http://seaducks.org/subjects/MIGRATION%20AND%20FLIGHT.htm; http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=27; …
http://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/guide.php?view=Ducks; http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/duckecho.htm
Actions: lay eggs
Freebase ID: "/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000004b19c"
OpenCyc ID: "Mx4rvVj4kJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DBPedia URI: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Duck
Sold by: supermarket, general groceries outlet, urban supermarket
Aliases: "duck"
Rare Terms: "duckies"
Adjective: "fuliguline", "anatine"
Freebase Primary MID: "/m/09ddx"
Distinct From: ▶
chicken, penguin, eagle, owl, parrot, …
crow, falcon, heron, cardinal, passerine, flightless bird, curlew, near-passerine bird

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