POCHARD

pochard, Aythya ferina

(noun) heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pochard (plural pochards)

Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

Synonyms

• (diving duck): scaup

Source: Wiktionary


Po"chard, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Poachard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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