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{{Taxonomy|image = Ruddy_duck.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Aves|order = Anseriformes|suborder = |family = Anatidae| }} | {{Taxonomy|image = Ruddy_duck.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Aves|order = Anseriformes|suborder = |family = Anatidae| }} | ||
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| + | In colonial times, duck and [[goose]] were choice [[fowl]] to eat for the [[Christmas]] feast. Today, duck is not often found in supermarkets and must be hunted. Duck is popular in several other world [[Cuisine|cuisines]]: [[Peking duck]] features prominently in [[Chinese]] cooking, while the [[French]] have perfected [[foie gras]], or ''liver fat''. | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, February 19, 2008
Duck (Spanish: pato, French: canard, German: Ente, Greek: πάπια) wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Aves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Population statistics | |
Use as Livestock
In colonial times, duck and goose were choice fowl to eat for the Christmas feast. Today, duck is not often found in supermarkets and must be hunted. Duck is popular in several other world cuisines: Peking duck features prominently in Chinese cooking, while the French have perfected foie gras, or liver fat.