OLD SQUAW

 Dictionary entry overview: What does old squaw mean? 

• OLD SQUAW (noun)
  The noun OLD SQUAW has 1 sense:

1. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States

  Familiarity information: OLD SQUAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD SQUAW (noun)

Meaning:

A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Clangula hyemalis; old squaw; oldwife

Hypernyms ("old squaw" is a kind of...):

sea duck (any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)

Holonyms ("old squaw" is a member of...):

Clangula; genus Clangula (a genus of ducks)