English Explanatory Dictionary

scaup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
  2. Alternative form of scalp (“a bed or stratum of shellfish”).

Pronunciation

/skɔːp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scaup.wav

Word forms

scaup scaups

Etymology

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

Related words

Aythya Aythya marila Aythya affinis Aythya novaeseelandiae

Derived words

greater scaup Aythya marila lesser scaup Aythya affinis New Zealand scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
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