pochard noun. ['pǝʊtʃǝd, 'pɒ-, -kǝd] M16.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from var. of POACHER noun¹ or POKER noun¹ + -ard as in mallard.]
Any of the tribe Aythyini of diving ducks, with the legs set far back below a heavy body; esp. the Eurasian Aythya ferina (also called dun-bird), Netta rufina (in full red-crested pochard), and the American redhead, Aythya americana.
white-eyed pochard = ferruginous duck s.v. FERRUGINOUS 2.

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