POACHARD

Poach″ard (–ẽrd), 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.