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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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