Pochard

3 definitions found

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

  Pochard \Po"chard\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Poachard}.
     [1913 Webster]

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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pochard
       n : heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black
           body and reddish head [syn: {Aythya ferina}]