pochard

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UK/ˈpəʊtʃəd/UK/ˈpɒtʃəd/

noun

Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

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scaupAythya ferina
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Meanings

nounpochard (plural pochards)

plural pochards · alternative poachard · alternative pocard

  1. Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

    Synonyms: scaup

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

Similar
scaup

More synonyms by meaning

nounheavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head

Similar
Aythya ferina
Broader
duck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.

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Translations

Bulgarian червеноглава потапница
  • червеноглава потапница (červenoglava potapnica)duck
Czech polák, zrzohlávka
  • polákduck
  • zrzohlávkaduck
Dutch tafeleend
  • tafeleendduck
Finnish punasotka
  • punasotkaduck
Greek γκισάρι
  • γκισάρι (gkisári)duck
Hungarian barátréce
  • barátréceduck
Icelandic skutulönd
  • skutulöndduck
Italian fistione
  • fistioneduck
Korean 흰죽지
  • 흰죽지 (huinjukji)duck
Russian ныро́к
  • ныро́к (nyrók)duck
Spanish porrón
  • porrónduck
Swedish dykand
  • dykandduck
Turkish elmabaş
  • elmabaşduck
Cite this entry
APA

pochard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochard

MLA

“pochard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pochard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochard.

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