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pochard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpəʊtʃəd/
  • UK: /ˈpɒtʃəd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aythya ferina

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duck

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: червеноглава потапница (červenoglava potapnica) — duck
  • Czech: polák — duck
  • Czech: zrzohlávka — duck
  • Dutch: tafeleend — duck
  • Finnish: punasotka — duck
  • Greek: γκισάρι (gkisári) — duck
  • Hungarian: barátréce — duck
  • Icelandic: skutulönd — duck
  • Italian: fistione — duck
  • Korean: 흰죽지 (huinjukji) — duck
  • Macedonian: кафеногла́ва потопница (kafenogláva potopnica) — duck
  • Macedonian: аламбаш (alambaš) — duck
  • Mazanderani: یوری (yuri) — duck
  • Nivkh: ӿолмыр (holmər) — duck
  • Russian: ныро́к (nyrók) — duck
  • Spanish: porrón — duck
  • Swedish: dykand — duck
  • Venetan: tersiòło — duck