aythya ferina

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aythya ferina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poachard \Poach"ard\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]rd), n. [From Poach to
     stab.] [Written also pocard, pochard.] (Zool.)
     (a) A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also
         goldhead, poker, and fresh-water widgeon, or
         red-headed widgeon.
     (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the
         European poachard.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Red-crested poachard (Zool.), an Old World duck (Branta  rufina
        ).
  
     Scaup poachard, the scaup duck.
  
     Tufted poachard, a scaup duck (Aythya cristata, or
        Fuligula cristata), native of Europe and Asia.
        [1913 Webster]

aythya ferina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Aythya ferina
      n 1: heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black
           body and reddish head [syn: pochard, Aythya ferina]