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'''Duck''' (Spanish: pato, French: canard, German: Ente, Greek: πάπια) wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae.
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== 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 [[Cuisine|cuisines]]: [[Peking duck]] features prominently in [[Chinese]] cooking, while the [[French]] have perfected [[foie gras]], or ''liver fat''.
== See also ==
*[[Platypus]]