Definitions for: Scaup


[n] diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill



Webster (1913) Definition: Scaup (sk[add]p), n. [See Scalp a bed of oysters or
mussels.]
1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]



2. (Zo["o]l.) A scaup duck. See below.

Scaup duck (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
northern ducks of the genus Aythya, or Fuligula. The
adult males are, in large part, black. The three North
American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya
marila}, var. nearctica), called also broadbill,
bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl,
and raft duck; the lesser scaup duck (A. affinis),
called also little bluebill, river broadbill, and
shuffler; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.
collaris}), called also black jack, ringneck,
ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. See Illust.. of
Ring-necked duck, under Ring-necked. The common
European scaup, or mussel, duck (A. marila), closely
resembles the American variety.

Synonyms: bluebill, broadbill, scaup duck

See Also: Aythya, Aythya affinis, Aythya marila, duck, genus Aythya, greater scaup, lake duck, lesser scaup, lesser scaup duck

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