Definition of "scaup" []

• Either of two diving ducks (Aythya marila or A. affinis) having predominantly black and white plumage in the male. Also called bluebill. (noun)

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• "Call Imitating the purrs and barks of scaup is a snap with the Lohman Diver Duck Model BR95."
• "(On some divers, such as scaup, it's more difficult; use a knife then to cut a line between the skin and the meat.) (3) Pull the skin as far down on the breast as possible-at least until you can begin to see the leg muscles."
• "When busy with birdlife, more than 23,000 birds, including 28 species of wildfowl, have been recorded here - including rare types such as scaup, smew, long-tailed duck, scoter and Bewick's swan."