Pōach'ard, n.

noun

n. [From poach.] (Ornith.) A species of diving duck, belonging to the genus Fuligula, and closely allied to the canvas-back duck. The poachards are properly fresh-water ducks, but in winter are found on the sea-coasts. Jardine.

An engraved illustration of a tufted pochard swimming on the water. — Tufted Poachard (*Fuligula cristata*).