Phrase guide

greater scaup

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A scaup of the species Aythya marila, a bluebill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aythya marila

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tsitkʼaani — Aythya marila
  • Danish: bjergand — Aythya marila
  • Dutch: topper — Aythya marila
  • Dutch: toppereend — Aythya marila
  • Estonian: merivart — Aythya marila
  • Faroese: grábøkut ont — Aythya marila
  • Faroese: grábøka — Aythya marila
  • Finnish: lapasotka — Aythya marila
  • French: fuligule milouinan — Aythya marila
  • German: Bergente — Aythya marila
  • Hungarian: hegyi réce — Aythya marila
  • Icelandic: duggönd — Aythya marila
  • Italian: moretta grigia — Aythya marila
  • Latvian: ķerra — Aythya marila
  • Maltese: brajmla rasha sewda — Aythya marila
  • Polish: ogorzałka — Aythya marila
  • Polish: ogorzałka zwyczajna — Aythya marila
  • Portuguese: zarro-bastardo — Aythya marila
  • Romanian: rață cu cap negru — Aythya marila
  • Russian: морска́я че́рнеть (morskája čérnetʹ) — Aythya marila
  • Inari-Sami: stuorraviettuu — Aythya marila
  • Lule-Sami: viehtak — Aythya marila
  • Northern Sami: stuorrafiehta — Aythya marila
  • Spanish: porrón bastardo — Aythya marila
  • Swedish: bergand — Aythya marila
  • Lower Tanana: noltthuya — Aythya marila