Muscovy noun. ['mʌskǝvi] Also muscovy. L16.
[French Muscovie (now Mos-) from mod. Latin Moscovia, from Russian Moskva Moscow: see -Y³. Sense 2 by assoc. with MUSK noun.]
1. Muscovy glass, Muscovy talc, common mica, muscovite. L16.

2. In full Muscovy duck. A large duck, Cairina moschata, native to Central and S. America but widely domesticated, with variable black or white plumage and (in the male) a red caruncle on the bill and face (also called musk duck). Also = musk duck (b) s.v. MUSK noun. M17.

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