pochard
pochard · pochards
нырок
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, especially the common pochard,…Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
/ˈpəʊtʃəd/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
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More definitions
- heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
duck:
Origin
Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.
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Forms
plural: pochardsSynonyms
2 synonymsdiving duck:scaup
Close in meaning
- heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head:Aythya ferina
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcommon pochard