genus aythya

1. 1.

   canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.

   SynonymsAythya

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofAnatidae

Questions about genus aythya

What does genus aythya mean?

genus aythya means "canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.".

What is another word for genus aythya?

Close synonyms include Aythya. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus aythya a common word?

genus aythya is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.