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noun
Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of scalp (“a bed or stratum of shellfish”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
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noun
diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duck
Narrower terms: greater scaup, Aythya marila, lesser scaup, lesser scaup duck, lake duck, Aythya affinis
History
See scalp (“a bed of oysters or mussels”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
