Definition of Pochard

1. Noun. Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head.

Exact synonyms: Aythya Ferina
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Aythya, Genus Aythya

Definition of Pochard

1. n. See Poachard.

Definition of Pochard

1. Noun. Any of various ducks in the genera ''Aythya'' and ''Netta''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pochard

1. a sea duck [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pochard

1. See Poachard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pochard

poachings
poachy
poaka
poakas
poake
poakes
poas
poast
pobby
poblano
poblanos
poboy
poboys
pobs
pocan
pochard (current term)
pochards
pochay
pochays
pochette
pochettes
pochoir
pochoirs
poché
pock
pock-pudding
pockard
pockards
pocked
pocker

Literary usage of Pochard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE pochard, or Dun-bird (for this species is known by various names, as Red-headed Poker, and Red-eyed Poker, from the prevailing colour of the head, ..."

2. The Large and Small Game of Bengal and the North-western Provinces of India by John Henry Baldwin (1877)
"This pochard has shortish wings, and is a heavy flyer ... THIS bird, one of the smallest of the pochard tribe, is common in many parts of India, ..."

3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"IN the Fens of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and other eastern, Periodical as well as some of the southern counties, the pochard is a common and well-known species ..."

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