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单词 scaup
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
scaup  (skôp),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany 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′. 
  • by ellipsis from scaup duck, probably with Scots, north, northern dialect, dialectal scaup, scalp mussel bed (of uncertain origin, originally) 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scaup, scaup duck /skɔːp/ n
  1. either of two diving ducks, Aythya marila (greater scaup) or A. affinis (lesser scaup), of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
Etymology: 16th Century: Scot variant of scalp
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