Scaup may refer to:
*
* One of three species of diving duck:
**
**
**
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Scaup — (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A scaup duck. See below. [1913 Webster] {Scaup duck} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scaup — [skôp] n. pl. scaups or scaup [obs. var. of scalp, mussel bed: prob. so named from eating habits] any of several wild ducks of the same genus (Aythya) as the redhead, canvasback, etc.: also scaup duck … English World dictionary
scaup — /skawp/, n. any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, esp. A. marila (greater scaup), of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish gray bill. Also called scaup duck. [1665 75; by ellipsis from scaup duck, prob. with Scots, N dial. scaup,… … Universalium
scaup — noun (plural scaup or scaups) Etymology: short for scaup duck; scaup probably alteration of scalp bed of shellfish Date: 1797 either of two diving ducks (Aythya affinis or A. marila) with the male having a glossy purplish or greenish head and a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scaup — /ˈskɔp/ (say skawp) noun any of certain diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially the greater scaup, A. marila, of Europe and America. Also, scaup duck. {compare British dialect (northern) scaup, scalp oyster or mussel bed (on which scaups… …
scaup — n. diving duck of North America which has a bluish gray beak (also called scaup duck) … English contemporary dictionary
scaup — [[t]skɔp[/t]] n. orn any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, esp. A. marila, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish gray bill • Etymology: 1665–75; by ellipsis from scaup duck … From formal English to slang
scaup — n. any diving duck of the genus Aythya. Etymology: scaup Sc. var. of scalp mussel bed, which it frequents … Useful english dictionary
Scaup duck — Scaup Scaup (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A scaup duck. See below. [1913 Webster] {Scaup duck} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of several species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scaup duck — noun diving ducks of North America having a bluish grey bill • Syn: ↑scaup, ↑bluebill, ↑broadbill • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Hyponyms: ↑greater scaup, ↑Aythya marila, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
