SCAUP


Meaning of SCAUP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskȯp ]

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 black breast and tail

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.