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AYTHYA AFFINIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aythya affinis mean?
• AYTHYA AFFINIS (noun)
The noun AYTHYA AFFINIS has 1 sense:
1. common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
Familiarity information: AYTHYA AFFINIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aythya affinis; lake duck; lesser scaup; lesser scaup duck
Hypernyms ("Aythya affinis" is a kind of...):
bluebill; broadbill; scaup; scaup duck (diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill)
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