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pochard in British English
(ˈpəʊtʃəd)
nounWord forms: plural -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
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C16: of unknown originpochard in American English
(ˈpoʊtʃərd; ˈpoʊkərd)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpochards or ˈpochard
any of various European diving ducks (esp. genus Aythya), as a species (A. ferina) with a blue and black bill
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< ? Fr pocher: see poach1Image ofpochard
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Nearby words ofpochard
- ply
- po-faced
- poach
- pochard
- pock
- pockmarked
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