- mussel-scaup
- mussˈel-scalpˈ (Scot mussˈel-scaup) nounA bed of mussels• • •Main Entry: ↑mussel
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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 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 — [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 — /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. any diving duck of the genus Aythya. Etymology: scaup Sc. var. of scalp mussel bed, which it frequents … Useful english dictionary
mussel-scalp — mussˈel scalpˈ (Scot mussˈel scaup) noun A bed of mussels • • • Main Entry: ↑mussel … Useful english dictionary
scaup — [skɔ:p] noun a diving duck, the male of which has a black head with a green or purple gloss. [Aythya marila and related species.] Origin C17: Scots var. of Scots and north. Engl. scalp mussel bed , a feeding ground of the duck … English new terms dictionary
mussel duck — noun 1. : scaup duck 2. : scoter … Useful english dictionary
Lesser Scaup — Taxobox name = Lesser Scaup image width = 200px image caption = Adult drake (male) status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae genus = Aythya species = A. affinis… … Wikipedia
