Definition of Scaup
1. Noun. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
Definition of Scaup
1. n. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp.
Definition of Scaup
1. a sea duck [n -S]
Medical Definition of Scaup
1.
1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp.
2. A scaup duck. See below.
Scaup duck, 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),
Synonym: broadbill, bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft duck; the lesser scaup duck (A. Affinis),
Synonym: little bluebill, river broadbill, and shuffler; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck (A. Collaris),
Synonym: black jack, ringneck, ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck (A.marila), closely resembles the American variety.
See: Scalp a bed of oysters or mussels.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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