# scaup

> English word · Noun · IPA /skɔːp/

## Definitions
1. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
2. Alternative form of scalp (“a bed or stratum of shellfish”).

## Etymology
See scalp (“a bed of oysters or mussels”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scaup