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pochard

Poachard \Poach"ard\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]rd), n. [From Poach to stab.] [Written also pocard, pochard.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A common European duck ( Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water widgeon, or red-headed widgeon.

  2. The American redhead, which is closely allied to the European poachard.

    Red-crested poachard (Zo["o]l.), an Old World duck ( Branta rufina).

    Scaup poachard, the scaup duck.

    Tufted poachard, a scaup duck ( Aythya cristata, or Fuligula cristata), native of Europe and Asia.

Wiktionary
pochard

n. Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily ''(taxlink Aythyinae subfamily noshow=1)'', especially the common pochard, ''Aythya ferina''.

WordNet
pochard

n. heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: Aythya ferina]

Wikipedia
Pochard

Pochard include the following species of diving ducks:

  • Three species in the genus Aythya:
    • Common pochard, Aythya ferina
    • Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri
    • Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata
  • Three species in the genus Netta:
    • Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
    • Rosy-billed pochard or Rosybill, Netta peposaca
    • Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma

Usage examples of "pochard".

Within and around the compact aggregation species of water birds were also nesting and breeding: cor grebes, and a variety of ducks, including white-eyed and pochards and ordinary mallards.