aythya (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Aythya*:
NOUN	animal	Aythya, genus Aythya	canvasback

English > *Aythya*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc..
Synonym	genus Aythya
Member of	Anatidae, family Anatidae	swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip
Members	canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria	North American wild duck valued for sport and food
	pochard, Aythya ferina	Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
	redhead, Aythya americana	North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
	scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill	diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
Broader	bird genus	A genus of birds
Spanish	aythya, Aythya, género Aythya, genus aythya
Catalan	aythya, genus aythya

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