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scaup

scaup [ skawp, skaap ] (plural scaups or scaup) or scaup duck (plural scaup ducks or scaup duck)


noun 
Definition:
 
diving duck: a diving duck, the male of which has a black and white body. Native to: Europe, North America.  Genus Aythya.

[Late 17th century. Variant of scalp "shellfish bed," origin ?]
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