pochard

[ poh-cherd, -kerd ]

noun,plural po·chards, (especially collectively) po·chard.

an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
any of various related ducks, as the American redhead.

Origin of pochard

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Words Nearby pochard

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How to use pochard in a sentence

No one heard of him for a few years, until he was again recognized as being the same pochard returned again to the Quarter.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
They are very similar to those of the pochard, but the down tufts in the nest are darker.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting | Richard Kearton
This eloquent manœuvre, so unspeakably appealing, determined the future ownership of Le pochard.
Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl
Even Le pochard was restored to his old position and coaxed to repeat his former antics.
Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for pochard

pochard

/ (ˈpəʊtʃəd) /

nounplural -chards or -chard

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

Origin of pochard

C16: of unknown origin

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