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LESSER SCAUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lesser scaup mean? 

LESSER SCAUP (noun)
  The noun LESSER SCAUP has 1 sense:

1. common scaup of North America; males have purplish headsplay

  Familiarity information: LESSER SCAUP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LESSER SCAUP (noun)


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 ("lesser scaup" is a kind of...):

bluebill; broadbill; scaup; scaup duck (diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill)


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