scaup
[ skawp ]
/ skɔp /
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noun
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila(greater scaup ), of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
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Also called scaup duck .
Origin of scaup
1665–75; by ellipsis from scaup duck, probably with Scots, N dial. scaup, scalp mussel bed (of uncertain origin)
Words nearby scaup
scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty, scaturient, scaud, scaup, scauper, scaur, scavenge, scavenge pump, scavenger
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scaup
scaup duck
/ (skɔːp) /
noun
either of two diving ducks, Aythya marila (greater scaup) or A. affinis (lesser scaup), of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the maleAlso called (US): bluebill, broadbill
Word Origin for scaup
C16: Scot variant of scalp
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