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Bromine

2013-08-05T20:37:01Z

Jim245:

{{Element | name=Bromine | symbol=Br | anumber=35 | amass=79.9 amu | noe=35 | class=Halogen | cstructure=Orthorhombic | color=Red | date=1826 | discname=[[Antoine J. Balard ]] | origname=From the Greek ''bromos''. | uses= fire retardants, ingredients in bug and fungus sprays, antiknock compounds in leaded gasoline, and oil-well completion fluids. The remainder, as elemental bromine, is shipped to various chemical processors for use in chemical reagents, disinfectants, photographic preparations and chemicals, solvents, water-treatment compounds, dyes, insulating foam, and hair-care products. | obtained=Ocean Water & any brine source, clamscrubbification.}}
'''Bromine''' has the atomic number 35. Like [[chlorine]], it is a [[halogen]] that easily reacts with other elements. In nature bromine can only be found in compounds. These combinations are called bromides. Bromides are used to obtain pure bromine and to produce bromine products. In antiquity, bromine was obtained from clam shells, which were rich in bromides, via a process known as clamscrubbification. After [[fluorine]], bromine is the most reactive element. It reacts with many different substances, is very corrosive and destructive of organic material.

Bromine is the only non-metallic element that is liquid at room temperature and standard pressure. It is a red liquid that easily evaporates and smells. Bromine is approximately 3,12 times heavier than water. At temperatures of 58,8 °C it becomes gaseous & at –7,3 °C and lower temperatures it is a solid.

Bromine is a bleach. It is poisonous in fluid form and bromine vapor is destructive of human skin, eyes and respiratory tract. It causes serious burns. A concentration of 1 ppm can cause eye watering and when inhalation of concentrations below 10 ppm occurs, one starts to cough and the respiratory tracts are irritated.<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/bromine/130300.pdf U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries]</ref><ref>[http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/Bromine.htm Bromine Chemical Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4514 State of Arkansas Encyclopedia: Bromine]</ref><ref>[http://www.geology.ar.gov/minerals/industrial_miner_a_d.htm#bromine State of Arkansas: Bromine]</ref>

== References ==

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Latin

2008-12-01T17:42:39Z

Jim245: /* Contemporary Latin Use */

'''Latin''' is an [[Indo-European]] language of the [[Italic]] family; its closest relative was [[Umbric]], which is now extinct. Latin was the most widely spoken language in the [[Roman Empire]], and is the language from which all the [[Romance languages]] are derived. These languages include [[Spanish]], [[Romanian]], [[Portuguese]], [[Italian]], [[French]] and [[Catalan]], among others. '''Latin''' may also refer to people who speak Romance languages, particularly those in the Caribbean, Central and South America who speak either Spanish or Portuguese.

== Latin Grammar ==

Latin [[grammar]] is marked by an extensive system of [[noun]] [[Grammatical case|cases]] and [[verb]]al inflection. Like nouns, [[adjective]]s also decline and must agree with the nouns they modify in terms of gender, number and case. In addition, Latin also has the full range of other parts of speech, including [[adverb]]s and [[pronoun]]s.

=== Nouns ===

Noun cases are used to indicate the grammatical function of the noun within the sentence. By contrast, English and most other modern Romance languages mostly use the noun's position within the sentence to denote its grammatical function.

Nouns all have grammatical [[gender]] (either masculine, feminine or neuter). While nouns the correspond to people will generally match the logical gender (for example, ''puella'', meaning "girl" is feminine, while ''puer'', meaning "boy" is masculine), other nouns which do not have a natural gender will still have a grammatical gender (for example, ''arbor'', meaning "tree" is feminine, ''portus'', "harbor" is masculine, and ''bellum'', "war" is neuter).

Each Latin noun falls into one of five declensions, which will determine the endings used to indicate case. Latin has six major grammatical cases as indicated below:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Case
! Grammatical Function
! Example Paradigm (1st Declension Singular)
|-
| '''Nominative'''
| Subject
| Puella
|-
| '''Genitive'''
| Possessive; also used with certain prepositions
| Puellae
|-
| '''Dative'''
| Indirect Object; also used with certain prepositions
| Puellae
|-
| '''Accusative'''
| Direct Object; also used with certain prepositions, mostly concerning motion
| Puellam
|-
| '''Ablative'''
| Used with certain prepositions, mostly concerning location; also indicates agency in passive constructions
| Puellā
|-
| '''Vocative'''
| Used when directly addressing a person or thing
| Puella
|}

Note that certain cases are identical to others (they may vary in other declensions); in situations where there is more than one possible case for a particular noun, the case must be determined from the context of the sentence. In Latin dictionaries, nouns listed will indicate the nominative and the genitive singular forms of the noun; this enables an experienced reader to determine the rest of that noun's declension, even if he or she has not encountered it before. Thus the verb in the example above would be listed ''puella, -ae'' in a Latin dictionary.

=== Verbs ===

Verbal morphology distinguishes [[voice]] (active and passive), time (past, present, future), mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive, infinitive), [[aspect (grammar)|aspect]] (simple, perfective, imperfective), and person (first, second, and third person in singular and plural numbers). Time and aspect are normally combined into the verb's tense. Unlike English, which uses auxiliary verbs to create a wide variety of tenses, Latin just has six (four in the subjunctive mood).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tense
! Time
! Aspect
! Grammatical Function
! Example Paradigm (3rd Conjugation, first person singular active indicative)
|-
| Present
| Present
| Simple or Imperfective
| Used to indicate both the present simple and present progressive.
| dico
|-
| Imperfect
| Past
| Imperfective
| Used to indicate ongoing actions in the past (which may or may not continue to the present).
| dicebam
|-
| Perfect
| Past
| Simple or Perfective
| Used to indicate both the past simple and specifically completed actions in the past.
| dixi
|-
| Pluperfect
| Past
| Perfective
| Used to indicate actions completed prior to other actions in the past.
| dixeram
|-
| Future
| Future
| Simple
| Used to indicate actions that will occur in the future.
| dicam
|-
| Future Perfect
| Future
| Perfective
| Used to indicate actions that are not complete now, but will be in the future. Usually this means actions that occur after the present but prior to other actions in the future tense.
| dixero
|}

Like nouns, the morphology of verbs in Latin is mostly indicated by regular changes in how the verb is formed, rather than through the use of auxiliary verbs, as is common in English. Most verbs fall into one of four conjugations which determine the form and the endings used to indicate the various aspects of morphology. Unlike nouns however, there are a number of irregular verbs that do not fall into any conjugation.

Latin verbs in the dictionary customarily show their four principal parts, the first person singular present active, the infinitive, the first person singular perfect active, and the supine (a form of verbal noun). Thus, the verb meaning "to say" would be listed in the dictionary as ''dico, dicere, dixi, dictum''. Using this information, an experienced Latinist can derive all of the other forms of the verb.

Latin verbs also have specialized forms including [[gerund]]s (verbal nouns mostly found only in earlier Latin), gerundives (verbal adjectives used to express necessity or obligation), [[participle]]s, and others.

== Syntax ==

Because Latin is so highly inflected, in simple sentences, word order is irrelevant. Thus ''Canis puerum mordet'' (The dog bites the boy) has exactly the same meaning as ''Mordet canis puerum'' or ''Puerum mordet canis''. Nevertheless, Latin did have the tendency to settle into customary word orders, generally with the verb at the end of the sentence. It was this tendency that led to the change from an inflected language to a more analytic one in the case of the Romance languages.

When translating, it is always important to pay close attention to the words at the beginning and end of a sentence. This position connotes the importance of the word to the writer's thought, if not the actual meaning as in English.

Latin poetry, in particular, takes advantage of the flexibility of the word position in order to create pleasing minglings of grammatically unrelated words as word play or to provide secondary meanings. The flexibility of the word position also made it easier for Latin poets to conform to a particular metre.

== Linguistic Descendants ==

The modern Romance languages are descended from Vulgar Latin, which is Latin that was spoken by the common people in the later centuries of the Roman Empire. Changes from Classical to Vulgar Latin included the merger of long /e:/ and /o:/ with short /i/ and /u/, respectively, the loss of /h/ and the accusative nasalisation, and the replacement of cases, tenses, and voices with periphrastic constructions (this change occurred across western Europe). Latin has also given us the alphabet used to write most Western European languages, including English.

Direct modern descendants of Latin include French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Italian and a variety of less well known languages. Collectively, these are known as Romance languages. In addition, many other languages, such as English and German, have large numbers of Latin loanwords that have been absorbed into the language.

Latin was also the language used by educated elites throughout the [[Middle Ages]] and [[the Renaissance]] in Western Europe. Thus a wide variety of medieval literature, ranging from theological works to histories to scientific works to legal records to literature were all written in Latin, not the author's mother tongue. This had the advantage of facilitating communication between educated people throughout Europe.

Until 1962, Latin was the language in which all Roman [[Catholic]] masses were conducted. A number of Roman Catholics still conduct masses in Latin, and Latin is still the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. Phonologically, Latin is generally similar to other western languages of the Indo-European family.

== Contemporary Latin Use ==

Much of the Latin read nowadays is [[literature]] written during the latter days of the [[Roman Republic]] and during the [[Roman Empire]]. In particular, the first century BC is considered a golden age of Latin literature, with such notable poets as [[Catullus]], [[Horace]] and [[Virgil]], historians such as [[Livy]] and other writers such as [[Cicero]]. Many other Roman writers outside of the first century BC, such as [[Plautus]], [[Seneca]], [[Juvenal]] and [[Tacitus]], are important authors whose works continue to be influential in modern culture and literature. In addition to being enjoyed in their own right, they are also important for the study of Roman history and culture.

In addition, many of the Fathers of the Church, such as [[Augustine]] and [[Gregory the Great]], wrote in Latin. One of the most important translations of the Bible was the Latin [[Vulgate]] by [[Jerome]], which was completed in the fourth century AD and allowed the common people (Lat. ''vulgus'') to understand the Bible in their native language instead of Hebrew or Greek.

Today, Latin remains the official language of the Catholic church although the Vatican II council removed the requirement for services to be conducted in Latin. Ecclesiastical latin, as it is known, is pronounced similar to modern Italian as opposed to classic Roman pronunciation. In the main, however, Latin is not spoken anymore; and as such oral Latin is not taught in most schools; the emphasis is on translation.

Latin was also highly important in the development of law, both because of the highly influential [[Justinian Code|Civil Code of Justinian]] and because of the use of Latin in the composition of the writs used in English [[Common Law]]. The persistence of Latin may be seen in legal terms such as "[[certiorari|writ of certiorari]]" or "[[Adjournment Sine Die|adjournment sine die]]".

Latin (along with Greek) is also used by scientists of all kinds, from biologists to chemists. Latin is particularly used when naming things such as biological species or chemical elements. Latin terms are also used extensively in medicine, recognizing the significance of medieval medical schools.

For many, however, the attractiveness of learning Latin comes from the fact that it shows intellectual ability; many of those who study the language will not enter a field directly related to it.

== Further reading ==

* John F. Collins, ''A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin'', Catholic University of America Press (1985), ISBN 0-8132-0667-7 An introductory Latin text based mainly on medieval ecclesiastical sources.
* Nicholas Ostler, '' Ad Infinitum: a Biography of Latin'', Walker and Company, New York (2007) ISBN 0-8027-1515-X A history of the Latin language.
* Bob Moore and Maxine Moore, '' Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins: a Comprehensive Guide to the Classical Origins of English Words'', Barnes and Noble, Inc, New York (2000) ISBN 0-7607-2082-7

[[Category:Romance languages]]
[[Category:Latin Terms/Phrases]]

Argon

2008-12-01T17:30:45Z

Jim245:

{{Element | name=Argon | symbol=Ar | anumber=18 | amass=39.9 amu | noe=18 | class=Non-metal | cstructure=Cubic | color=Colorless gas | date=1894 | discname=[[Sir William Ramsey]] | origname=From the Greek ''argon''. | uses=Lighting | obtained=Air }}

'''Argon''' ('''Ar''') is the most common of the [[noble gas]]es. It is an inert component which comprises 0.934% of the Earth's [[atmosphere]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> It is a common shielding agent in welding or melting of metal, preventing reaction and subsequent oxidation of the hot metal with atmospheric air. It was given its' name due to the fact that alchemists in the Midle Ages thought that the element Argon helped in the transmuting of other metals into silver (though it did not work, of course); Argon is similar to the genitive case of the latin word for silver - augia, the genetive of which is augio.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Elements]]

Curium

2008-12-01T14:48:51Z

Jim245:

{{Element | name=Curium | symbol=Cm | anumber=96 | amass=247 amu | state=solid | class=Inner Transition metal | cstructure=Unknown | color=Unknown | date=1944 | discname=[[G. T. Seaborg]]| origname=Curium is named after [[Marie and Pierre Curie]]. | uses=Curium has no known uses. | obtained=Curium is Man-made. }}

Curium, dicovered in 1944 is an artificial radioactive element<ref>http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/96.html</ref>, that was predicted would have a revolutionary impact on power generation, since it undergoes radioactive decay, giving out large amounts of energy if it is bombarded with [[plutoninium]] dust. However, the risk of spontateous radioactive release was deemed too great.<ref>Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, F. Sherwood Taylor</ref> A compound of curium and [[neutrons]] is know seen as a potential fuel for [[nuclear fusion.]]<ref>http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/24295</ref>

Talk:Paradise Lost

2008-11-28T14:20:07Z

Jim245:

Paradise Lost is not by Dante. It is a different book, covering the Fall of Satan and the Fall of Man, by John Milton. It probably deserves a page to itself. {{unsigned|Jim245}}
:Agreed - I've changed the redirect to a stub. Unfortunately, despite having tried to read Paradise Lost many years ago, I feel it is way outside of my area of expertise to write more than a stub article. [[User:Davidklein|Davidklein]] 09:17, 28 November 2008 (EST)
I will dig my copy out and write something. Thank you.

Hydrogen bonding

2008-11-28T13:55:38Z

Jim245: New page: Hydrogen bonding is the way ni which two negatively charged masses can bond together. All that is required is that both negatively charged particles are in a solution containing hydrogen i...

Hydrogen bonding is the way ni which two negatively charged masses can bond together. All that is required is that both negatively charged particles are in a solution containing hydrogen ions. These ions are postively charged, and thus the negatively charged particles are attracted to them, and the hydrogen ions act as a buffer between the two.<ref>George A. Jeffrey. An Introduction to Hydrogen Bonding (Topics in Physical Chemistry). Oxford University Press, USA (March 13, 1997). </ref>

Talk:Paradise Lost

2008-11-28T13:36:40Z

Jim245: New page: Paradise Lost is not by Dante. It is a different book, covering the Fall of Satan and the Fall of Man, by John Milton. It probably deserves a page to itself.

Paradise Lost is not by Dante. It is a different book, covering the Fall of Satan and the Fall of Man, by John Milton. It probably deserves a page to itself.

Card Game

2008-11-28T13:32:51Z

Jim245: Just spelling

A card game is any game played with a pack of playing cards. Most card games such as solitaire and poker<ref>http://boardgames.about.com/od/poker/Poker.htm</ref> use a standard pack of playing cards, while some such as UNO and [[Magic the Gathering]] use a game specific pack.
== Standard Pack ==
A standard pack of playing cards consists of 52 cards as well as two jokers. The 52 cards are split into 4 groups (called suits), hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds. In suit has 13 cards, nine that are numbered sequestration between 2 and 10 as well as four picture cards, called the jack, queen king and ace.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Games]]

Abiotic oil

2008-11-17T15:15:39Z

Jim245:

[[Petroleum]] is believed by most to be formed only from the remains of buried plant or animal material. '''Abiotic [[oil]]''' however might be formed from the reaction of [[carbonates]] with [[iron]] oxide and [[water]] in the region called the [[mantle]], deep in the [[Earth]] where there is a great amount of heat and pressure. Furthermore, the mantle is such a huge reservoir that the amount of reactants consumed in the reaction hasn't depleted it since the formation of the oil. In short, according to this idea petroleum is not a [[fossil fuel]] and has no intrinsic connection with plant or animal remains.<ref>J. F. Kenney [http://www.gasresources.net/Introduction.htm An introduction to the modern petroleum science, and to the Russian-Ukrainian theory of deep, abiotic petroleum origins] Russian Academy of Sciences - Joint Institute of The Physics of the Earth.</ref> Recent finds of liquid hydrocarbons on the moon [[Titan]] support the abiotic oil theory, beacuse the oil there was not made from organic material.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56480</ref><ref>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18725073.000</ref> Also, finds in the Atlantic Ocean show that oil is abiotic in nature.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59991</ref>

There are two theories of abiotic oil:

- The "weak" abiotic oil theory: oil is abiotically formed, but at rates not higher than those that petroleum [[geologists]] assume for oil formation according to the conventional theory.

- The "strong" abiotic theory: oil is formed at a speed sufficient to replace the oil reservoirs as we deplete them, that is, at a rate something like 10,000 times faster than theorized in petroleum geology.

== Notes ==
{{reflist}}

[[category:geology]]

Abiotic oil

2008-11-15T15:00:35Z

Jim245:

[[Petroleum]] is believed by most to be formed only from the remains of buried plant or animal material. '''Abiotic [[oil]]''' however might be formed from the reaction of [[carbonates]] with [[iron]] oxide and [[water]] in the region called the [[mantle]], deep in the [[Earth]] where there is a great amount of heat and pressure. Furthermore, the mantle is such a huge reservoir that the amount of reactants consumed in the reaction hasn't depleted it since the formation of the oil. In short, according to this idea petroleum is not a [[fossil fuel]] and has no intrinsic connection with plant or animal remains.<ref>J. F. Kenney [http://www.gasresources.net/Introduction.htm An introduction to the modern petroleum science, and to the Russian-Ukrainian theory of deep, abiotic petroleum origins] Russian Academy of Sciences - Joint Institute of The Physics of the Earth.</ref> Recent finds of liquid hydrocarbons on the moon [[Titan]] support the abiotic oil theory, beacuse the oil there was not made from organic material.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56480</ref><ref>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18725073.000</ref>

There are two theories of abiotic oil:

- The "weak" abiotic oil theory: oil is abiotically formed, but at rates not higher than those that petroleum [[geologists]] assume for oil formation according to the conventional theory.

- The "strong" abiotic theory: oil is formed at a speed sufficient to replace the oil reservoirs as we deplete them, that is, at a rate something like 10,000 times faster than theorized in petroleum geology.

== Notes ==
{{reflist}}

[[category:geology]]

Peak oil

2008-11-15T13:46:28Z

Jim245:

'''Peak oil''' is the theoretical point when peak global [[oil]] production will have been reached. According to some [[scientist]]s, global oil production will begin an irreversible decline and less oil will be available with every passing year. Most [[energy]] experts no longer debate about whether the peak will occur, but when.<ref name=Fox20060428>Ker Than [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193624,00.html Experts: Global Oil Production May Peak Soon] April 28, 2006 [[Fox News]]</ref>

Global oil production will peak sometime between 2008 and 2018 and then decline, according to a controversial new model developed Swedish University of Uppsalla physicist Fredrik Robelius.<ref name=Fox20060418>Melinda Wenner [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266764,00.html Study: 'Peak Oil' Will Be Reached by 2018] April 18, 2007 [[Fox News]]</ref> According to a recent U.S. Government GAO report, world oil production will peak between now and 2040<ref>[http://www.energybulletin.net/28016.html Coverage of the GAO peak oil report] Energy Bulletin, Mar 29, 2007</ref>

==Additional oil resources==
Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research, an energy consultancy firm that works for oil companies, says "Not much can be said about additional oil resources because we haven't really started looking for them yet." <ref name=Fox20060418/> There is likely to be a lot of oil in as-yet undiscovered smaller fields.
It is likely that one of the moons of [[Saturn]], [[Titan]], contains a large quantity of liquid hydrocarbon<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56480</ref><ref>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18725073.000</ref>.

==New Technologies==
New technologies could help solve extraction problems according to Sam Kazman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit public policy think tank in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Fox20060418/> New technologies have already turned fields that once seemed to be dormant into steady supplies of oil.

==Rejection of theory==
Exxon's Australia chief, Mark Nolan, told an industry conference in Adelaide, Australia, that "the end of oil is nowhere in sight." Mr. Nolan cited a U.S. Geological Survey estimate of more than three trillion barrels of conventional recoverable oil resources, of which one trillion barrels has been produced. Conservative estimates of heavy-oil and shale-oil resources push the total to four trillion barrels, while a 10% increase in recoverability will deliver an extra 800 billion barrels according to Nolan.<ref name=MailTrib20060914>Bhushan Bahree and Jeffrey Ball [http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/0914/biz/stories/wsj-peakoil.htm Some insiders reject 'peak-oil theory'] September 14, 2006 [[Mail Tribune]]</ref>

It should also be noted that this is not a new concept, but has been around in different forms for many years. During the early 1970's in the United States, it was claimed that world oil would run out in 35 years, a claim that never came to pass.

==Maybe not "Fossil Fuel"==
Thomas Gold at Cornell University, assert that the sources of oil may not be “fossil fuels” in limited supply, but instead [[Abiotic oil|abiotic]] in nature (meaning not produced by a life process). According to Professor Gold, oil is produced by an abiogenic process, deep within the earth. The scientific community has not been eager to affirm this thesis. In fact, they tend to resist it. In 1992 Gold published a paper titled “The Deep Hot Biosphere.” In this paper he suggested that oil is non-biologically produced, deep within the earth. In other words, oil is not a fossil fuel. The Department of Energy refused to fund his research although both outcomes would have been good - If the research uncovered sources of oil that did not take millions of years to produce, it would be a bonanza for oil companies . If abiogenic petroleum sources are found to be abundant, it would mean Earth contains vast reserves of untapped petroleum. On the other hand, if his research failed, this research proposal will contribute strongly to fundamental science in petroleum engineering. So far, the DOE has refused to fund any of his research because it is counter to the mainstream effort.<ref>J. R. Nyquist [http://www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2006/0508.html Debunking Peak Oil] May 8, 2006 [[Geopolitical]].</ref>

==Notes==
<small>{{reflist}}</small>

[[category:geology]]
[[category:economics]]

Duck

2008-11-14T14:21:06Z

Jim245:

{{Taxonomy|image = Duck.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Aves|order = Anseriformes|suborder = |family = Anatidae| }}
'''Duck''' (Spanish: pato, French: canard, German: Ente, Greek: πάπια) wild or domesticated web-footed swimming [[birds]] of the family Anatidae.

Ducks are generally divided into two varieties, surface feeders who 'dabble' on the surface and bottom feeders who dive to the bottom of the body of water they reside on to feed there.

Ducks are widely distributed across the world and exist in many distinct varieties. The differences in duck species is sometimes used by [[liberal]] believers in [[evolution]] as an example of [[evolution]], but there is no recorded evidence of a duck species ever changing morphology to adapt to a new environment.

[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Ducks| ]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Meat]]

Duck

2008-11-14T14:16:01Z

Jim245:

{{Taxonomy|image = Duck.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Aves|order = Anseriformes|suborder = |family = Anatidae| }}
'''Duck''' (Spanish: pato, French: canard, German: Ente, Greek: πάπια) wild or domesticated web-footed swimming [[birds]] of the family Anatidae.

Ducks are generally divided into two varieties, surface feeders who 'dabble' on the surface and bottom feeders who dive to the bottom of the body of water they reside on to feed there.

Ducks are widely distributed across the world and exist in many distinct varieties.

[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Ducks| ]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Meat]]