Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scaup duck; the blackhead (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (
Fuligula marila andFuligula affinis ) are common. Seescaup duck .
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- noun the
scaup (of genusAythya ) - noun
Spermophaga ,estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
Etymologies
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Examples
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Next shot I shoot a bluebill about 30 yards out over lake Erie.
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Next shot I shoot a bluebill about 30 yards out over lake Erie.
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In the Hand The broad, blue bill is characteristic, and it's the reason both greater and lesser scaup are nicknamed "bluebill."
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"Down south, I get a bluebill for every one I kill."
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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In the Hand The broad, blue bill is characteristic, and it's the reason both greater and lesser scaup are nicknamed "bluebill."
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Mukoki examined a fat bluebill, roasted to a rich brown, and gave it to Rod.
The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds James Oliver Curwood 1903
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"Ah, if this isn't fit for a king!" cried Rod, poising his savory bluebill on the end of a fork.
The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds James Oliver Curwood 1903
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Her blue eyes swept all in rapid review -- the guns leaning against the tree; the bunch of dead bluebill ducks hanging beyond; the improvised table and bench outside; the enormous mottled rattlesnake skin tacked lengthways on a live-oak.
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However the impasse is resolved, the fracas that has followed the USFWS bluebill-limit reduction has underscored anew how much Minnesota waterfowlers love this bird.
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"I've had some unbelievable bluebill shoots in western Minnesota.
fbharjo commented on the word bluebill
as opposed to blue-toothed????
March 17, 2012