Noun: lesser scaup
- Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
"Lesser scaup gathered in large flocks on the lake"; "A flock of lesser scaup ducks gathered on the lake";
- lesser scaup duck, lake duck, Aythya affinis
Derived forms: lesser scaups
Type of: bluebill, broadbill, scaup, scaup duck
Encyclopedia: Lesser scaup