Muscovy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Muscovy in British English:
UK [ˈmʌskəvi]
How to pronounce Muscovy in American English:
US [ˈmʌskəvi]
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- Noun:
- a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
Word Origin
- Muscovy
- from French Moscovie, from Modern Latin Moscovia, old name of Russia, from Russian Moskova "(Principality of) Moscow." In Muscovy duck (1650s) and certain other uses it is a corruption of musk. Related: Muscovite.
Example
- 1. Study on pathogenicity of muscovy duck flower liver disease .
- 2. The muscovy company of london issues the first equity shares .
- 3. Table 2-2 death time of muscovy duck embryos .
- 4. Studies on growth rate and meat characteristics of muscovy duck , cherry valley duck and mule duck .
- 5. Sickness muscovy duck and the virus-carriers are this sickness main origins of infection .