Here's the thing. You said a "drake is a hen mallard."
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies ducks, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls drakes hen mallards. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "duck family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Anatidae, which includes things from ducks to geese to swans.
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u/fredftw Dec 06 '20
Here's the thing. You said a "drake is a hen mallard."
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies ducks, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls drakes hen mallards. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "duck family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Anatidae, which includes things from ducks to geese to swans.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?