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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROJAN DUCK

Influenced by Trojan horse.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TROJAN DUCK

Trojan duck play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROJAN DUCK

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trojan duck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROJAN DUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Trojan duck in the English dictionary

The definition of Trojan duck in the dictionary is a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROJAN DUCK

Troilus
Trojan
Trojan asteroid
Trojan Horse
Trojan War
troland
troll
troller
trolley
trolley car
trolley dolly
trolley line
trolley pole
trolley wire
trolleybus
trolleyed
trolleys
trollius
trollop
Trollope

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROJAN DUCK

blue duck
Bombay duck
cold duck
dead duck
decoy duck
diving duck
duck
eider duck
ferruginous duck
grey duck
harlequin duck
lame duck
mandarin duck
Muscovy duck
musk duck
Peking duck
ruddy duck
sea duck
sitting duck
tufted duck
wood duck

Synonyms and antonyms of Trojan duck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Trojan duck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROJAN DUCK

Find out the translation of Trojan duck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Trojan duck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Trojan duck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木马鸭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pato de Troya
570 millions of speakers

English

Trojan duck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रोजन बतख
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حصان طروادة بطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Trojan утка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pato Trojan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহসী ডক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Trojan canard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duck Trojan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trojan Ente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トロイの木馬アヒル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트로이 목마 오리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bebek bebek
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Trojan vịt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ட்ரோஜன் வாத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रोजन बत्तख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trojan ördek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Trojan anatra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kaczka Trojan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Trojan качка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Trojan rață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Trojan πάπια
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Trojan eend
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Processor anka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Trojan duck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Trojan duck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROJAN DUCK»

The term «Trojan duck» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.863 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Trojan duck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROJAN DUCK»

Discover the use of Trojan duck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Trojan duck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Travellers' Health: How to stay healthy abroad
Symptomless domestic ducks or geese may act as an undetected reservoir of H5N1, excreting virus, but showing no clinical signs whatsoever: this is the “ Trojan Duck” scenario, enabling the virus to evade 'zone protection' controls based on ...
Richard Dawood, 2012
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Sierra Club Bulletin
Designed by Frederick Mallet, marine architect and frequent contributor to outdoor magazines, the “Trojan Duck" combines the best qualities of the standard blind and the old-fashioned decoy, together with the added comforts which we ...
‎1974
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Wobegon Boy
He called it the Trojan Duck. He set it next to a deer path and came out the next morning with Bill and a box lunch and a sleeping bag and a big Tupperware bowl full of raspberry Jell-O with sliced bananas, mandarin oranges, crushed walnuts,  ...
Garrison Keillor, 1998
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American Ceramics
Wry humor takes over in Trojan Duck, where a wheeled, toylike decoy with wood grain-patterned "feathers" makes equal s]x)rt of sensual illusion and historical allusion. In the all-white, wall-mounted Trophies, Irwin tones down his playful wit,  ...
‎1993
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The Road Through Wonderland: Surviving John Holmes
There, packaged ever so carefully, is my favorite signed and dated Stewart Moskowitz lithograph of comical penguins following a “trojan duck.” It is a gift originally from John and Sharon, given in what I call the good times. “I thought John ...
Dawn Schiller, 2010
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Humor 2
Jill Bossert, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators (New York, N.Y.). A Sinking Island: The Modern English Writers 209 PETER DESEVE Art Director: Sarah Eisenman Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 210 TRACY SARIN Trojan Duck 208  ...
Jill Bossert, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators (New York, N.Y.), 1988
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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching
The author explores the underlying conditions that would create a bird flu pandemic, examines the ways in which the public can protect themselves and their families, and describes what can be done to reduce the likelihood of spreading this ...
Michael Greger, 2006
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Fast-Forward Urbanism: Rethinking Architecture's Engagement ...
After the Master Plan offers suggestions for how this relationship can be reconceived. The essays and projects in the book call for urban designs that work with the city opportunistically and entrepreneurially, in a very practical way.
Dana Cuff, Roger Sherman, 2011
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Plagues and Peoples
"A brilliantly conceptualized and challenging achievement" (Kirkus Reviews), it is essential reading, offering a new perspective on human history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
William McNeill, 2010
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Presents a vivid account of a history-making storm that hit the New England coast in October 1991 and the lives it changed, weaving together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and personal accounts. Tour.
Sebastian Junger, 1997

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROJAN DUCK»

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Sporting Purposes: The Gun-Banners' Trojan Duck
In May, I discussed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (BATFE) varying interpretations of the phrase “sporting purposes” in federal gun ... «America's 1st Freedom, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Trojan duck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/trojan-duck>. May 2024 ».
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