01 n. A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water widgeon, [or] red-headed widgeon.
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A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water widgeon, [or] red-headed widgeon.(Zool.) Also: goldhead, poker, fresh-water widgeon, red-headed widgeon
Phrases & compounds
Red-crested poachard —
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.