pochard

American  

[poh-cherd, -kerd] / ˈpoʊ tʃərd, -kərd /

noun

plural

pochards,

plural

pochard

1. an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.

2. any of various related ducks, as the American redhead.

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pochard British  

/ ˈpəʊtʃəd /

noun

1. any of various diving ducks of the genera Aythya and Netta, esp A. ferina of Europe, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish head

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Etymology

Origin of pochard

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Scientists are studying the Madagascar pochard population to work out why they're so rare.

From Children's BBC • Apr. 6, 2012

Back too are the famed swans, as well as less common birds such as the pochard, a type of duck, and the dunlin, a sandpiper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scaup, skawp, n. a sea-duck of genus Aythya, of northern regions, related to the pochard.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

In winter the pochard was abundant on the coast, but as it was one of the shyest of fowl it was always difficult to approach.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

In the pochard, the bill is of a bluish colour; that of the canvas-back is dark green; moreover, the eye of the pochard is yellow, while that of its congener is fiery red.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne