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Definition of Pochard
1. Noun. Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head.
Definition of Pochard
1. n. See Poachard.
Definition of Pochard
1. Noun. Any of various ducks in the genera ''Aythya'' and ''Netta''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pochard
1. a sea duck [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pochard
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pochard
Literary usage of Pochard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE pochard, or Dun-bird (for this species is known by various names, as Red-headed
Poker, and Red-eyed Poker, from the prevailing colour of the head, ..."
2. The Large and Small Game of Bengal and the North-western Provinces of India by John Henry Baldwin (1877)
"This pochard has shortish wings, and is a heavy flyer ... THIS bird, one of the
smallest of the pochard tribe, is common in many parts of India, ..."
3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"IN the Fens of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and other eastern, Periodical as well as
some of the southern counties, the pochard is a common and well-known species ..."
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