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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scaup \scaup\ skaddp, n. see scalp a bed of oysters or
   mussels.
   1. a bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. scot.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a scaup duck. see below.
      1913 webster

   scaup duck zool., any one of several species of northern
      ducks of the genus aythya, or fuligula. the adult
      males are, in large part, black. the three north american
      species are: the greater scaup duck aythya marila, var.
      nearctica, called also broadbill, bluebill,
      blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft
      duck; the lesser scaup duck aythya affinis, called
      also little bluebill, river broadbill, and shuffler;
      the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck aythya
      collaris, called also black jack, ringneck,
      ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. see illust. of
      ring-necked duck, under ring-necked. the common
      european scaup, or mussel, duck aythya marila, closely
      resembles the american variety.
      1913 webster
see also:
scalp scaup duck aythya fuligula aythya marila broadbill 
bluebill blackhead flock duck flocking fowl raft duck 
aythya affinis little bluebill river broadbill shuffler aythya collaris 
black jack ringneck ringbill ringbill shuffler ring-necked duck 
ring-necked 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shoveler \shov"eler\, n. also shoveller.
   1. one who, or that which, shovels.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a river duck spatula clypeata, native of
      europe and america. it has a large bill, broadest towards
      the tip. the male is handsomely variegated with green,
      blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
      neck are dark green. called also broadbill, spoonbill,
      shovelbill, and maiden duck. the australian shoveler,
      or shovel-nosed duck spatula rhynchotis, is a similar
      species.
      1913 webster
see also:
spatula clypeata broadbill spoonbill shovelbill maiden duck spatula rhynchotis 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
broadbill \broad"bill`\, n.
   1. zool. a wild duck aythya marila, or fuligula
      marila, which appears in large numbers on the eastern
      coast of the united states, in autumn; -- called also
      bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck.
      see scaup duck.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. the shoveler. see shoveler.
      1913 webster
see also:
aythya marila fuligula marila bluebill blackhead raft duck scaup duck 
scaup duck shoveler 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
broadbill
     n 1: tropical american heron related to night herons syn: boatbill,
           boat-billed heron, cochlearius cochlearius
     2: diving ducks of north america having a bluish-gray bill
        syn: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill
     3: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
        flat bill syn: shoveler, shoveller, anas clypeata
     4: small birds of the old world tropics having bright plumage
        and short wide bills
see also:
boatbill boat-billed heron cochlearius cochlearius scaup scaup duck bluebill 
shoveler shoveller anas clypeata 

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