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For example, research reported in Science magazine found that in the laboratory, the virus either did not replicate or did not spread easily in dogs, pigs, chickens, or ducks.

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The pathway itself is a bit of a strange duck, because not all neurons that form it respond to the initial fear.

Most eggs in the new study passed through a duck within one hour.

The new study shows how water birds, such as ducks, may be part of that spread, she says.

Shallow ponds — called potholes — on the prairie serve as nesting sites for half of the ducks in North America.

The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.

The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.

Because Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.

One of the most persistent myths in American politics is the media-fueled concept of the lame duck.

A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.

It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.

It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.

Perhaps it was as well that she allowed such responsibilities to slip past her like water running off the feathers of a duck.

Then Kip had to duck back into a darkened doorway as Carlson retraced his steps, and got back into his car.

(I mean the widow lady's whiskered companion)—I saw him eat pease with the very knife with which he had dissected the duck!

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On this page you'll find 124 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to duck, such as: bend, bow, crouch, dive, dodge, and elude.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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