Poachard

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Poachard \Poach"ard\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]rd), n. [From {Poach} to
     stab.] [Written also {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zool.)
     (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also
         {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water widgeon}, or
         {red-headed widgeon}.
     (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the


         European poachard.
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     {Red-crested poachard} (Zool.), 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.
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