Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "pochard" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POCHARD

Of unknown origin.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF POCHARD

pochard  [ˈpəʊtʃəd] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POCHARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pochard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POCHARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pochard

Pochard include the following species of diving ducks: ▪ Three species in the genus Aythya: ▪ Common pochard, Aythya ferina ▪ Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri ▪ Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata ▪ Three species in the genus Netta: ▪ Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina ▪ Rosy-billed pochard or Rosybill, Netta peposaca ▪ Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma...

Definition of pochard in the English dictionary

The definition of pochard in the dictionary is any of various diving ducks of the genera Aythya and Netta, esp A. ferina of Europe, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POCHARD


apertured
ˈæpətʃəd
cultured
ˈkʌltʃəd
fractured
ˈfræktʃəd
full-featured
ˈfʊlˌfiːtʃəd
fully-featured
ˌfʊlɪˈfiːtʃəd
orchard
ˈɔːtʃəd
pilchard
ˈpɪltʃəd
Richard
ˈrɪtʃəd
sculptured
ˈskʌlptʃəd
strictured
ˈstrɪktʃəd
structured
ˈstrʌktʃəd
sweet-natured
ˌswiːtˈneɪtʃəd
textured
ˈtekstʃəd
tortured
ˈtɔːtʃəd
uncultured
ʌnˈkʌltʃəd
ungenitured
ʌnˈdʒɛnɪtʃəd
unmanufactured
ˌʌnmænjʊˈfæktʃəd
unsculptured
ʌnˈskʌlptʃəd
unstructured
ʌnˈstrʌktʃəd
untinctured
ʌnˈtɪŋktʃəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POCHARD

pochay
pochette
pochoir
pock
pocket
pocket battleship
pocket billiards
pocket borough
pocket calculator
pocket dictionary
pocket drive
pocket gopher
pocket money
pocket mouse
pocket veto
pocket-handkerchief
pocket-size
pocket-sized
pocketable

WORDS THAT END LIKE POCHARD

apple orchard
Beghard
blowhard
chard
cherry orchard
clochard
die hard
die-hard
Eberhard
echard
Erhard
go hard
hard
mouchard
rock-hard
semihard
shard
Swiss chard
the Shard
Trenchard

Synonyms and antonyms of pochard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pochard» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF POCHARD

Find out the translation of pochard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pochard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pochard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

潜鸭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

porrón común
570 millions of speakers

English

pochard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pochard
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pochard
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нырок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zarro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোচার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fuligule milouin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tafelente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホシハジロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pochard
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pochard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại vịt trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண் வாத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोचेचा तुकडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elmabaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pochard
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нирок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pochard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυνηγόπαπια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tafel eend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brunand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pochard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pochard

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POCHARD»

The term «pochard» is regularly used and occupies the 68.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
68
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «pochard» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of pochard
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pochard».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POCHARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pochard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pochard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pochard

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POCHARD»

Discover the use of pochard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pochard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wildfowl of the World
RED-CRESTED POCHARD Netta rufma L 53-57 cm (21-22 in), WS 84-88 cm (33 -35 in) Monotypic. Male unmistakable, with large chestnut head; eclipse male and female readily distinct from all except female Black Scoter. identification Male  ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
2
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Birds such as the Baer's pochard do not usually interest collectors, who are attracted to good colors, elegant plumes, and bright patterns. However, its rarity has made it a popular bird among collectors. who will own members of the species.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
3
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Netta rufina (&) [Red-crested Pochard] CHR. BRO: n Kazakhstan, se Russia. Gillham and Gillham 1996 (p. 56); Gray 1958; Sibley 1938. Aythya australis [ Hardhead] See: Anas gracilis; A. platyrhynchos. Aythya baeri [Baer's Pochard] See also: ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
4
Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
Bill Oddie. TUFTED DUCK 43 CM, 17 IN The commonest diving duck on inland waters, occurring in large winter flocks, but scarcer as a breeding bird. Often with Pochard. Male: clean black and white. Confusion only really possible with Scaup  ...
Bill Oddie, 1998
5
The Handbook of Bird Identification: For Europe and the ...
IDENTIFICATION Transatlantic vagrant. Closely resembles Common Pochard, and best distinguished by size and head/bill shape. Much larger than Common Pochard when the two seen together (but size of lone birds difficult to assess), with ...
Mark Beaman, Steve Madge, 2010
6
The Ornithological Guide ...
King Ider. Ider a tete-grise. — Konig Eider. Somateria spectabilis, Leach. Rufus Pochard. Milouin sifBeur, — Kolben Pochard. Fuligula rutina, Stev. Scaup Pochard. Milouin mantagnard, Berg Pochard. Fuligula marila, Stev. Western Pochard.
Charles Thorold Wood, 1835
7
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
The White-backed Duck occurs in pairs and small groups but never in large numbers and is usually quiet, unobtrusive and may easily be overlooked. R Southern Pochard Nettaerythrophthalma 48-51 cm Bruineend This small, all-dark duck at ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
8
International Wildfowl Inquiry: Volume 2, The Status and ...
North Coast and Caithness As long ago as 1887 (3) the Pochard was believed to breed in several localities near Tongue, West Sutherland, but in 1922(2) there was ". . .as yet no actual proof that the Pochard has bred in the Tongue district".
John Berry, 2011
9
International Wildfowl Inquiry Volume 2 The Status and the ...
North Coast and Caithness As long ago as 1887(3) the Pochard was believed to breed in several localities near Tongue, West Sutherland, but in 1922(2) there was " . . .as yet no actual proof that the Pochard has bred in the Tongue district ".
10
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Vagrant from E. Asia to E. and W. Europe. CANVASBACK Aythya valisineria. l0% larger than Pochard with proportionatel\ longer hill; noticeably broad-beamed. Plumage similar to Pochard but blackish hill lacks suh-terminal pale band, while  ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POCHARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pochard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Winners and losers in our warming world
Algal growth in warmer weather could make life harder for species – such as egrets, herons, pochard and coot – that spot food underwater. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Dartford warbler, emperor dragonfly may proliferate thanks to …
On the other hand Sandwich tern, Arctic tern, LT duck, pochard, greylag goose, and curlew are at a very high risk of decline with very low ... «Techie News, Jul 15»
3
Are we overlooking the qualitative 'look' of obesity?
Rusinová K, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N, Chaize M, Azoulay E. Qualitative research: adding drive and dimension to clinical research. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Requiem for winged guests? | Chandigarh NYOOOZ
The area had played host to Painted Stork, Egyptian Vulture, Ferruginous Pochard and Oriental Darter. Nangal wetland, which includes ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
5
Crime Notes: July 15
July 5, 10:26 a.m., assault was reported in the 700 block of Pochard Place. ▫ July 6, 8:43 a.m., vandalism was reported at Knightdale High ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
6
Birdwatchers' paradise to get Rs 2.54 crore facelift
... Little Grebe, Ruddy Shelduck, Spot Bill Duck, Garganey Teal, Common Pochard, Painted Stork, Asian Openbill, Flamingoes, Herons, Egrets, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Maryland open houses June 27-28
1006 Pochard Ct 3 pm to 5 pm $449,900. 15444 Symondsbury Way Noon to 3 pm $440,000. ST. MARY'S COUNTY. LEXINGTON PARK. 20653. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
Can you help tidy north-west London's urban oasis?
The reservoir also provides an important site for migrating birds including shrew, pochard and gadwell, as well as being home to other wildlife ... «getwestlondon, Jun 15»
9
Q-C area students compete at the Bee
She spelled the word, "pochard," a large diving duck. Outside of class, Uma plays the piano and violin and hopes to study and practice ... «Quad City Times, May 15»
10
Newborn Ducklings May Help Dying Species Grow (SEE THEM)
... who are contributing to the research that will hopefully keep the Madagascar Pochard from definitive extinction, reported Zoo Borns. «Headlines & Global News, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pochard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pochard>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z