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Webster 1913 Edition
Scoter
Sco′ter
,Noun.
[Cf. Prov. E.
scote
to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia
. ☞ The European scoters are , called also ). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter (
Oidemia nigra
black duck
, black diver
, surf duck
; and the velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca
Oidemia Deglandi
), called also velvet duck
, white-wing
, bull coot
, white-winged coot
; the black scoter (Oidemia Americana
), called also black coot
, butterbill
, coppernose
; and the surf scoter, or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata
), called also baldpate
, skunkhead
, horsehead
, patchhead
, pishaug
, and spectacled coot
. These birds are collectively called also coots
. The females and young are called gray coots
, and brown coots
. Webster 1828 Edition
Scoter
SCO'TER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
scoter
scoter
English
Alternative forms
Noun
scoter (plural scoters)
- Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.
- When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters.
Derived terms
- American scoter, Melanitta americana
- black scoter, Melanitta nigra
- surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
- velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
- white-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi
Translations
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