SINCE 1828
lesser scaup
noun
variants:
or lesser scaup duck
Definition of lesser scaup
: a common North American diving duck (Aythya affinis) similar to the greater scaup but smaller and with the black head glossed with purple rather than green
— called also lake duck
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