genus Aythya

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Aythya - canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. Aythyabird genus - a genus of birdsAnatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducksAythya valisineria, canvasback, canvasback duck - North American wild duck valued for sport and foodAythya ferina, pochard - heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish headAythya americana, redhead - North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown headbluebill, scaup, scaup duck, broadbill - diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill