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  • While most are either maxima, moschata or pepo, the Cushaw is a strain of mixta.

    Groundwork: A winter squash named Cushaw Adrian Higgins 2010

  • Among these are Chauna chavarria, Cairina moschata, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Dendrocygna bicolor, and important fishes such as Brycon moorei, Ichthyoelephas longirostris, Prochilodus reticulatus, Petenia krausii, and Tarpon atlanticus.

    Sinú Valley dry forests 2008

  • Several bird species native to the region are the screamer Chauna chavarria, the wild muscovy duck Cairina moschata, the comb duck Sarkidiornis melanotos, the tree or whistling ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis, D. viduata and D. bicolor.

    Magdalena-Urabá moist forests 2008

  • A desman essentially is one of two species of aquatic moles Russian Desmana moschata, or Pyrenean, Galemys pyrenaicus, though they look sort of like a cross between an otter, a mole and Jimmy Durante.

    Open thread: questions and explanations - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • A male Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata, watches a sunset near a private lake in Plano on Monday, June 30, 2008.

    Turducken? 2008

  • A male Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata, watches a sunset near a private lake in Plano on Monday, June 30, 2008.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • Although the native Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) were both eventually domesticated by the Aztecs and the Maya, they were originally obtained by hunting and trapping, and later were raised from eggs or chicks found in the wild.

    Mexican Wild Game - Duck And Quail 2005

  • Although the native Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) were both eventually domesticated by the Aztecs and the Maya, they were originally obtained by hunting and trapping, and later were raised from eggs or chicks found in the wild.

    Mexican Wild Game - Duck And Quail 2005

  • The Muscovy duck is an entirely different bird: Cairina moschata, the greater wood duck, which is native to the west coast of Central and northern South America, differs in three important ways from mallard varieties: it lays down about a third less body fat, grows significantly larger, and has a more pronounced flavor.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The Muscovy duck is an entirely different bird: Cairina moschata, the greater wood duck, which is native to the west coast of Central and northern South America, differs in three important ways from mallard varieties: it lays down about a third less body fat, grows significantly larger, and has a more pronounced flavor.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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