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pochard |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pochard \Po"chard\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Poachard}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poachard \Poach"ard\, n. [From {Poach} to stab.] [Written also {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zo["o]l.) a A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water, or red-headed}, {widgeon}. b 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, or Fuligula cristata}), native of Europe and Asia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pochard n : heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: {Aythya ferina}]
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