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olive slateBOT Jul 5, 2024, 2:50 AM

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silent saddle Jul 5, 2024, 2:51 AM

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technically the male duck is “le malard”

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“canard” is the default word for a duck when its gender isn’t important

proper ivy Jul 5, 2024, 2:55 AM

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Understood, thanks for the help once again. 👋

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trail osprey Jul 5, 2024, 6:33 AM

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I've never seen malard in my entire life

shell canopy Jul 5, 2024, 6:38 AM

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silent saddle technically the male duck is “le malard”

Mallards are the most common type of duck in the northern hemisphere. Le malard and la malarde both exist. The term for a male duck is a drake.

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With their shiny green heads.

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@proper ivy A male duck in French is 'un canard' or 'un canard mâle' if you want to be specific.

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Le malard is a male duck, but not every male duck would fit this title.

shy iron Jul 5, 2024, 7:03 AM

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wtf is malard 😭

shy iron Jul 5, 2024, 7:04 AM

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shell canopy With their shiny green heads.

I'd call that "un canard colvert"

shell canopy Jul 5, 2024, 7:06 AM

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shy iron wtf is malard 😭

Literally the type of duck you see above your message. missydoge

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shy iron Jul 5, 2024, 7:14 AM

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sonin french it's the male of any species, whereas in english it refers to a specific species? weird

shell canopy Jul 5, 2024, 7:16 AM

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ThonkSpin

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Because why make life easy? 😔

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