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