scaup

noun

ˈskȯp

plural scaup or scaups

: any of three diving ducks (Aythya affinis, A. novaeseelandiae, or A. marila) with the male having a glossy purplish or greenish head and a black breast and tail

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Again, like scaup and redheads, canvasbacks are usually hunted over open water behind a decoy spread numbering well into the triple digits. —

M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023 Hunters in the North Zone and Open Water Zone will be allowed to take two scaup for the first 45 days of the season and one scaup for the final 15 days, while hunters in the South Zone will be allowed one scaup for the first 15 days and 2 scaup for the final 45. —

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2022 In addition, special regulations apply to scaup. —

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2022 Duck hunters will again enjoy a liberal bag limit of six ducks per day that can be any combination of four mallards (no more than two of which may be female), three wood ducks, one mottle duck, two black ducks, two redheads, one pintail, two canvasbacks and one scaup. —

Frank Sargeant, al, 24 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for scaup