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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.

   "Or spot gaggles of Canada geese, ducks and scaups flying over schools of bluefish."

2. 2
   diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill wordnet
3. 3
   Alternative form of scalp (“a bed or stratum of shellfish”). Scotland, alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

bluebillbroadbillpochardpochardscalpscaup duck

Example

More examples

"Or spot gaggles of Canada geese, ducks and scaups flying over schools of bluefish."

Etymology

See scalp (“a bed of oysters or mussels”).

Related phrases

Aythya affinisAythya marilaAythya novaeseelandiaeNew Zealand scaupgreater scauplesser scaupdiving duck

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