pochard
nounUK /ˈpəʊtʃəd/
Etymology Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.
1
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
- Synonyms
- scaup
- Derived terms
- Baer's pochard, broad-billed pochard, common pochard, dabbling pochard, ferruginous pochard, Madagascar pochard, narrow-billed pochard, northern pochard, red-crested pochard), rosybill pochard, rosy-billed pochard, southern pochard