Crossword clues for pochard
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Poachard \Poach"ard\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]rd), n. [From Poach to stab.] [Written also pocard, pochard.] (Zo["o]l.)
A common European duck ( Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water widgeon, or red-headed widgeon.
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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
n. Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily ''(taxlink Aythyinae subfamily noshow=1)'', especially the common pochard, ''Aythya ferina''.
WordNet
n. heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: Aythya ferina]
Wikipedia
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.