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Aythya

noun
Ay·​thya | \ īˈthīə\

Definition of Aythya

: a genus of diving ducks including the canvasback, redhead, pochard, and related forms

History and Etymology for Aythya

New Latin, from Greek aithyia, a kind of diving bird

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