pochard

[poh-cherd, -kerd]

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.

pochard

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pochard¹

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of pochard¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

While the Madagascar pochards there were reproducing, their ducklings had trouble surviving because the lake where they were found was too deep and cold, The Guardian reported.

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"They range from sedimentation, invasive species, pollution, poor agricultural practises - a whole suite of problems that create the perfect storm making it very difficult for a species like the Madagascar pochard to survive."

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It is thought the numbers of pochard are dropping at Lough Neagh because milder winters mean they do not have to migrate so far south.

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Among sea ducks, the long-tailed duck and the velvet scoter are listed as “vulnerable”, as is the pochard.

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Only 25 Madagascar pochards have survived at one remote lake in the north-east of the African island, due to the destruction of their natural habitat.

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