• Latin anas "duck", Lithuanian ántis 'duck', Ancient Greek νῆσσα/νῆττα (nēssa/nētta) 'duck', and Sanskrit ātí 'water bird', among others. (wikipedia.org)
  • This similarity goes back to Indo-European-compare Latin anas (stem anat- ) = "duck," Lithuanian antis = "duck," Ancient Greek νησσα, νηττα (nessa, netta) = "duck" and Sanskrit anta = "end. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Here we compare transcript expression from tissues from Pekin ducks infected with a recombinant H5N1 strain A/ Vietnam 1203/04 (VN1203) or an H5N2 strain A/ British Columbia 500/05 using RNA -sequencing analysis and aligning reads to the NCBI assembly ZJU1.0 of the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos) genome . (bvsalud.org)
  • In most modern classifications, the so-called 'true ducks' belong to the subfamily Anatinae, which is further split into a varying number of tribes. (wikipedia.org)
  • A number of other species called ducks are not considered to be 'true ducks', and are typically placed in other subfamilies or tribes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their flight, too, differs from that of the true Ducks, inasmuch as it is performed nearer the surface of the water. (audubon.org)
  • However, most true ducks do molt other feathers (the contour feathers) twice a year (Hutchins 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • About 100,000 ducks were on the loose and taking over the rural road in the Bang Len district. (yahoo.com)
  • The Chesapeake Bay Program has an outcome to restore, enhance and preserve wetland habitats that support a wintering population of 100,000 black ducks. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Federal duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25. (dictionary.com)
  • To compensate for a long swanlike neck, probably used for dipping underwater for fish, this dino's center of mass shifted toward its hips, allowing it to stand erect, similar to short-tailed waterfowl like ducks, scientists report December 6 in Nature . (sciencenews.org)
  • The tribe Oxyurini contains the 'stifftails', diving ducks notable for their small size and stiff, upright tails. (wikipedia.org)
  • Johnsgard, P. A. & Carbonell, M. Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails: Their Behavior and Biology (Univ. (nature.com)
  • The whistling ducks are assigned either to a tribe (Dendrocygnini) in the subfamily Anatinae or the subfamily Anserinae, or to their own subfamily (Dendrocygninae) or family (Dendrocyganidae). (wikipedia.org)
  • Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules and coots. (wikipedia.org)
  • The new study shows how water birds, such as ducks, may be part of that spread, she says. (dictionary.com)
  • A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove. (dictionary.com)
  • For all you love birds out there, now you can get a cute "love version" of the yellow Bath Duck Radio that we covered back in September last year. (geekalerts.com)
  • It had flipperlike forelimbs, a long neck for snatching aquatic food, and its upright posture resembles that of short-tailed birds such as ducks. (sciencenews.org)
  • The fact that the Eider Duck breeds on our eastern coasts, must be interesting to the American ornithologist, whose fauna possesses but few birds of this family that do so. (audubon.org)
  • Surprisingly few birds have penises, but among those that do, the Argentine lake duck ( Oxyura vittata ) tops the bill - the penis of this small stifftail duck from South America is shaped like a corkscrew and, at almost half a metre long, is the largest of any bird measured so far. (nature.com)
  • The Argentine lake duck offers a sizeable opportunity to study sexual selection and sperm competition in birds. (nature.com)
  • Lungs of ducks infected with VN1203 and intestines of birds infected with BC500, tissues important in influenza replication, showed highest upregulation of pattern recognition receptors and interferon stimulated genes early in the response. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Anatidae family also includes swans , which are larger and have a longer neck than ducks, and geese , which generally are larger and with a less pointed bill. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Like other Anatidae, ducks have a broad body, partially webbed feet, a somewhat flattened bill with horny lamellae (miniature ridges, like the "teeth of a comb"), and a hard process (the "nail") at the tip of the bill, as well as a large preen gland crowned by a tuft of feathers (Hutchins 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Males of all Anatidae, including the ducks, have a copulatory organ that is evaginated from the cloaca for copulation (Hutchins 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The number of suggested subfamilies containing ducks ranges from two to five. (wikipedia.org)
  • Boston, March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duck Creek Technologies announced today that Avant Mutual , Australia's largest medical defense organization and medical indemnity insurance provider, has selected Duck Creek's Policy , Rating , and Billing solutions, delivered in the cloud via Duck Creek OnDemand , the provider's SaaS solution for the P&C insurance industry. (globenewswire.com)
  • Black ducks sound similar to a mallard: males make a kwek-kwek sound, while females quack. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • It is not uncommon for mallards and black ducks to breed, which produces mallard/black duck hybrids that have physical characteristics of both ducks. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • Surface feeders, or dabbling ducks , such as the mallard and wood duck, are common in ponds and marshes and feed on the surface of water or on land. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Eric Carle, the writer and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar , wrote a children's book about the ducks. (lrb.co.uk)
  • The authors start this paper from the literary analysis of the children's book Duck, death, and the tulip , written by Wolf Erlbruch. (bvsalud.org)
  • The freckled duck of Australia is either the sole member of the tribe Stictonettini in the subfamily Anserinae, or in its own family, the Stictonettinae. (wikipedia.org)
  • The shelducks make up the tribe Tadornini in the family Anserinae in some classifications, and their own subfamily, Tadorninae, in others, while the steamer ducks are either placed in the family Anserinae in the tribe Tachyerini or lumped with the shelducks in the tribe Tadorini. (wikipedia.org)
  • The perching ducks make up in the tribe Cairinini in the subfamily Anserinae in some classifications, while that tribe is eliminated in other classifications and its members assigned to the tribe Anatini. (wikipedia.org)
  • The torrent duck is generally included in the subfamily Anserinae in the monotypic tribe Merganettini, but is sometimes included in the tribe Tadornini. (wikipedia.org)
  • they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species), since swans and geese are not considered ducks. (wikipedia.org)
  • The significant level of hybridisation that occurs among wild ducks complicates efforts to tease apart the relationships between various species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Escape from captivity led to the growth of feral populations of Mandarin ducks as introduced species in many regions, including Britain, Ireland , Germany , and northern California in the US. (worldatlas.com)
  • Large scale exports, hunting, and degradation of habitat of the Mandarin ducks have led to a significant decline in the numbers of this species within their native habitats. (worldatlas.com)
  • Better understanding those portions of the life cycle affected by environmental conditions, and how to manage mottled duck habitat in conjunction with these events will likely be key to persistence of the species under future environmental conditions. (usgs.gov)
  • This is the focal species of this year's first paper, in which Larsson (2023) presents a method to estimate age and sex ratios among wintering Long-tailed Ducks from photo surveys at sea. (lu.se)
  • From 2017 to 2021, Duck Donuts and its franchisees raised more than $140,000 for Gabe's Program. (entrepreneur.com)
  • The A&E series 'Duck Dynasty' is being threatened by complaints about the show's inclusion of prayer scenes and guns. (snopes.com)
  • It would seem that Liberals and Atheists are giving A&E problems because of the Duck Dynasty family dinner prayer. (snopes.com)
  • I don't know if it's true or not, but this is one Christian who is standing up and saying that the Liberals and Atheists can just go watch something else while Duck Dynasty is on. (snopes.com)
  • The Liberals and Atheists are given A&E alot of problems because of Duck Dynasty family dinner Prayer and the constant presence of guns. (snopes.com)
  • Duck Dynasty is the popular reality television series on the A&E cable channel that chronicles the lives of the wealthy Robertson family of West Monroe, Louisiana, who run Duck Commander, a business that makes products for duck hunters (most notably the Duck Commander duck call). (snopes.com)
  • The bearded stars of Duck Dynasty are asking for a big pay increase to return to A&E's top-rated series, and the salary standoff is holding up a fourth-season renewal of the show, sources tell THR . (snopes.com)
  • Because duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements. (dictionary.com)
  • Donald Duck is one of the famous ducks we all know and love. (listal.com)
  • HAR and his mother are doing a Donald Duck puzzle. (lu.se)
  • Today, Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina are weaponizing lame duck sessions to thwart the will of the public as newly elected officials sit on the sidelines, watching their predecessors straitjacket their mandates to govern. (politico.com)
  • In 2006, Duck Donuts opened its first location in Duck, North Carolina, where the Outer Banks is located. (entrepreneur.com)
  • If you don't have a rotisserie, you can roast the ducks in the oven on a rack in a roasting pan. (foodnetwork.com)
  • Duck will roast for a total of 2 1/2 hours. (food.com)
  • The pink-eared duck is sometimes included as a true duck either in the tribe Anatini or the tribe Malacorhynchini, and other times is included with the shelducks in the tribe Tadornini. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, unlike true geese, which generally stay paired for several seasons, most ducks are seasonally monogamous, with pair bonds lasting only until midincubation or hatching of the young (Hutchins 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • In the autumn and winter seasons, the ducks primarily depend on a plant-based diet, feeding on acorns and grains. (worldatlas.com)
  • Place duck in oven and begin to bake, uncovered. (food.com)
  • This duck eats seeds, bay grasses, aquatic plants and small invertebrates, and will also eat grains, nuts and corn from farm fields. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • The most important natural predators of these ducks include feral dogs, minks, and Eurasian eagle-owls. (worldatlas.com)
  • Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. (wikipedia.org)
  • All ducks belong to the biological order Anseriformes, a group that contains the ducks, geese and swans, as well as the screamers, and the magpie goose. (wikipedia.org)
  • The overall body plan of ducks is elongated and broad, and they are also relatively long-necked, albeit not as long-necked as the geese and swans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Like the geese, the flight feathers of ducks are molted only once a year, and are lost simultaneously so that flying is not possible for that short period of time (Hutchins 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The size of Mandarin ducks ranges between 8.3 and 9.7 inches (21.0-24.5 centimeters). (worldatlas.com)
  • Except for the fact that a lame-duck session, freezing in place the lopsided Democratic majorities of November 2008, would be populated by dozens of Democratic members who had lost reelection (in addition to those retiring). (motherjones.com)
  • And carbon taxes would be the newest version of the cap-and-trade legislation that has repeatedly failed to pass the current Congress - but enough dead men walking in a lame-duck session might switch and vote to put it over the top. (motherjones.com)
  • Now, having lost the governorship, they set out to win the lame duck session. (politico.com)
  • I'll try to stay current with my entries, but Benno and I have since recaptured the adventures on Diesel Duck while we were on a journey around South America and up and down the Caribbean. (sailblogs.com)
  • 3 1/2 Classic Bath Duck from Toysmith. (christianbook.com)
  • There's something about that classic bath duck design - it looks fantastic as a doorstop and it works great as a waterproof FM/AM radio. (geekalerts.com)
  • This small duck (which typically weighs around 640 g) was previously reported to have a 20-cm penis 1 , 2 , which is about half of the drake's total body length and is comparable to the penis of an ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) 3 . (nature.com)
  • The courtship period of these ducks is filled with dramatic displays and aggressive behavior. (worldatlas.com)
  • The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat. (dictionary.com)
  • Black ducks begin nesting in mid-March in dense, secluded marshes and forested wetlands. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • The largest of these, the Anatini, contains the 'dabbling' or 'river' ducks - named for their method of feeding primarily at the surface of fresh water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although these ducks are primarily found in freshwater, they can also be spotted in coastal lagoons and estuaries, especially during the winter season. (worldatlas.com)
  • Its journey started with the successful selection and implementation of Duck Creek Rating, chosen primarily for its capabilities and easy-to-use configuration tools. (globenewswire.com)
  • A duckling is a young duck in downy plumage or baby duck, but in the food trade a young domestic duck which has just reached adult size and bulk and its meat is still fully tender, is sometimes labelled as a duckling. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not truly black, the American black duck has dark, dusky brown plumage that appears black from a distance. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • The companies will combine Olliances expertise in open source consulting with Black Ducks protexIP automated software compliance management tools, and the companies will bundle services and work together closely, Levin said. (eweek.com)
  • Black ducks are very closely related to mallards. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • The virus is closely related to Chi- nese DTMUVs and belongs to the Ntaya group of mosquito- served in some ducks. (cdc.gov)
  • Other Germanic languages still have similar words for duck, for example, Dutch eend, German Ente and Norwegian and. (wikipedia.org)
  • This happened because the older Old English word for "duck" came to be pronounced the same as the word for "end"-other Germanic languages still have similar words for "duck" and "end," for example, Dutch eend = "duck," eind = "end," German ente = "duck," and ende = "end. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The duck is the product of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. (cnn.com)
  • Duck Tape - named as such for its water-repelling qualities, similar to the feathers of a duck - was invented by a female factory worker named Vesta Stout, who worked packaging ammunition during World War II, Business Insider reports. (aol.com)
  • The male duck adorns a dramatic display of colors, including that of its iconic red beak, its multihued crest with overlapping shades of black, green, blue and copper colors, and an overall golden appearance, with bright, golden-orange feathers hanging down the neck like a mane. (worldatlas.com)
  • Among the lost cargo were 28,800 plastic bath toys: red beavers, green frogs, blue turtles and yellow ducks. (lrb.co.uk)
  • One big announcement that came out of the broadcast is that the classic shooter Duck Hunt will be coming to the Wii U Virtual Console, which is part of the Nintendo eShop where Wii U players can go to purchase and download digital games. (geeksofdoom.com)
  • Duck Digest-Aloha, Robertsons! (hulu.com)
  • Wash ducking and dry thoroughly inside and out with paper towels. (food.com)
  • Transfer the duck pieces to paper towels to drain. (emerils.com)
  • The name is inspired by the rich, warm colour of the skin after the duck has been roasted with soy sauce, honey and red pepers. (food.com)
  • Rub duck with sliced ginger and place slices of ginger in cavities, then rub with 4 tsp soy sauce and place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. (food.com)
  • After the duck has roasted for 1 1/2 hours, baste with soy sauce mixture. (food.com)
  • The Fuligulae are distinguished from all other Ducks that feed in fresh or salt water, by the comparative shortness of the neck, the greater expansion of their feet, the more depressed form of their body, and their power of diving to a considerable depth, in order to reach the beds on which their favourite shelly food abounds. (audubon.org)
  • Nostalgic for Duck Hunt on the NES but want something more lifelike and interactive? (geekalerts.com)
  • This jumbo roll of Duck Tape - which weighs about a ton and can produce a whopping 30,000 smaller rolls of tape - is then cut and placed on individual cores in order to be packaged and sent off to stores. (aol.com)
  • The term "duck" sometimes is specifically for adult females and "drake" for adult males. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Mandarin ducks ( Aix galericulata ) are famous for the gorgeous, colourful appearance of their males. (worldatlas.com)
  • The female Mandarin ducks are, in contrast to the males, comparatively simple, and much less dramatic in appearance. (worldatlas.com)
  • The males will ferociously compete with other males in efforts to win over a female duck. (worldatlas.com)
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the duck is tender, about 2 1/2 hours, skimming off any foam that forms on the surface. (emerils.com)
  • Most eggs in the new study passed through a duck within one hour. (dictionary.com)
  • The male Mandarin duck keeps the company of the female throughout the nesting period, up to around two weeks after the eggs have hatched. (worldatlas.com)
  • One virus (DK/TH/CU-1) was emerging disease was identified as the new duck Tembusu inoculated into embryonated chicken eggs. (cdc.gov)
  • The wings are very strong and are generally short and pointed, and the flight of ducks requires fast continuous strokes, requiring in turn strong wing muscles. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 'diving ducks', also named for their primary feeding method, make up the tribe Aythyini. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maybe we can make duck cookies ? (urbandictionary.com)
  • Sore losers make for bad lame ducks. (politico.com)
  • OpenLogic shares our goal to make open source even more reliable, less expensive, and safer to deploy within the enterprise," said James A. Hogan, Vice President of Black Duck Software, in a statement. (eweek.com)
  • What Might Make Duck Donuts a Good Choice? (entrepreneur.com)
  • To be part of the Duck Donuts team, make sure you're financially ready for an initial investment made up of a franchise fee and other startup costs. (entrepreneur.com)
  • This Superman Bath Duck makes bath time fun. (geekalerts.com)
  • After you put in the work to bag a few ducks it's time to enjoy the fruits (er, meats) of your labor. (remington.com)
  • To be able to submerge more easily, the diving ducks are heavier than dabbling ducks, and therefore take a longer time in taking off to fly, whereas the dabbling ducks can take straight off. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • However, at the same time we are confident that her new owner, Glenn, will love her just as much as we did and that Diesel Duck will continue her voyages to all the beautiful and exotic anchorages in this world. (sailblogs.com)
  • It seemed like a long time we, and our Diesel Duck, spent at the work yard this year. (sailblogs.com)
  • The majority of stored boats in the yard are left uncovered but we wanted to preserve the beauty of the Duck, her clean decks, protect her from bugs, bird droppings, dust and grime of the air pollution and from the rains during the summer time in Florida. (sailblogs.com)
  • Whether you're headed to work, out to lunch, or trying to get to class on time, Blue Duck is a fun, easy option to help you get where you're going! (apple.com)
  • The Mandarin ducks prefer to inhabit water bodies lining dense, shrubby, forested lands. (worldatlas.com)
  • A giant 16.5 meter (54 feet) inflatable duck, creatively called 'Rubber Duck' sails into town on Thursday. (cnn.com)
  • The Robertson family, including brothers Phil and Si and Phil's sons, have seen their outdoorsman empire Duck Commander earn a small fortune thanks in part to notoriety from the hit reality series. (snopes.com)
  • Back - 'Buy Duck Stamps. (fws.gov)
  • Duck Donuts may be a good business option for those passionate about giving back while also operating a donut franchise. (entrepreneur.com)
  • Duck Donuts considers itself to be a family, and with its Quack Gives Back program, it partners with various local organizations. (entrepreneur.com)
  • A pair of golden-orange wings extend out from the back of the duck while sitting. (worldatlas.com)
  • Nearly 100 animal rights activists were arrested by police in riot gear for carrying out a rescue mission and protest at the Reichardt Duck Farm in Petaluma, California. (nationofchange.org)
  • In the Chesapeake region, most black duck nests are located on Maryland's Eastern Shore and near the Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James rivers. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • A duck looks so calm swimming on top of the water but down below he's kicking like mad to stay afloat . (urbandictionary.com)
  • The black duck takes off by flying straight up from the water. (chesapeakebay.net)
  • Fully waterproof, Floating Love Duck Radio drifts merrily in the water amongst the bubbles and suds, blasting out your chosen radio station in style and impressive sound quality. (geekalerts.com)
  • The lamellae of dabbling ducks are similar to a whale's baleen, with these tiny rows of plates along the inside of the beak letting them filter water out of the side of their beaks and keep food inside (Ogden 2003). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • There are also fish-eating ducks , such as the mergansers, smew, and goosnader that are adapted to catch large fish and prefer open water. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • While foraging, the Mandarin ducks either dabble in the water or walk on the land. (worldatlas.com)
  • Duck Creek Campground is located 25 miles east of Cedar City, Utah. (recreation.gov)
  • Visitors enjoy fishing in Duck Creek Pond and nearby Navajo Lake, exploring the Markagunt OHV Trail System and the many miles of non-motorized trails. (recreation.gov)
  • Duck Creek offers a variety of campsites for families and groups alike. (recreation.gov)
  • The Duck Creek Visitor Center is just across the road from the campground with trail maps and information on the surrounding scenic area. (recreation.gov)
  • The campground is situated in Aspen and Douglas Fir tree stands with several old growth Ponderosa Pines that are 200 to 500 years old, Which is adjacent to Duck Creek Pond that you can walk to from the campground at an elevation of 8,400 feet. (recreation.gov)
  • Restaurants, cabin rentals, groceries, fuel are are available located in Duck Creek Village two miles east of the campground. (recreation.gov)
  • Duck Creek Pond offers great fishing for rainbow, brook, brown and cutthroat trout. (recreation.gov)
  • The Duck Creek Visitor Center is just across the road from the campground and will provide you with all the area information and local attractions such as Cascade Falls, Mammoth and Ice Caves, and excellent fishing at Navajo lake and Panguitch lake. (recreation.gov)
  • Following implementation of Duck Creek Rating, Avant conducted an RFP process to select its next-generation business applications for policy and billing management. (globenewswire.com)
  • Following extensive market analysis, Duck Creek Policy and Billing OnDemand, running in the Microsoft Azure cloud, were selected. (globenewswire.com)
  • Implementation of the Duck Creek suite of products in our business will enable us to provide a more integrated solution to our members," said Natasha Fenech, Chief Executive Officer - Medical Indemnity & Deputy Group CEO of Avant Mutual. (globenewswire.com)
  • We're very happy to welcome Avant into our growing family of medical indemnity insurance customers," said Eugene Van Biert, Chief Revenue Officer of Duck Creek Technologies. (globenewswire.com)
  • We consistently see insurers in this space turning to Duck Creek on the strength of our rating engine and policy administration system, and Duck Creek Billing is a perfect solution for taming the complexity of medical liability insurance billing. (globenewswire.com)
  • Avant's investment in Duck Creek OnDemand is a testament to the strength of our SaaS solution," said Shaji Sethu, Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Duck Creek. (globenewswire.com)
  • We selected Duck Creek to be part of our next-generation enterprise architecture so we can move at the speed, and with the agility, that the business expects for implementing change. (globenewswire.com)
  • We look forward to building a strong partnership with Duck Creek. (globenewswire.com)
  • The Duck Creek Suite , which includes Duck Creek Policy , Duck Creek Billing , Duck Creek Claims , Duck Creek Rating , and Duck Creek Insights , is user-configurable software designed to work independently or as part of a combined approach to manage all aspects of the P&C insurance lifecycle. (globenewswire.com)
  • It can be deployed on-premises or via Duck Creek OnDemand , the provider's SaaS solution for the P&C insurance industry. (globenewswire.com)
  • Duck Creek Technologies paves a genuine path to the future for General insurance companies. (globenewswire.com)