1. plural of mallard; wild ducks with green heads (males) and brown plumage (females)

Examples

• A flock of mallards landed on the pond.
• The mallards were feeding near the shore.
• We spotted several mallards swimming in the lake.
• The park’s mallards migrate south each winter.
• Children enjoyed watching the mallards with their ducklings.
• The mallards built their nest in the tall grass.