scoter
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin of scoter
1- Also scooter.
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How to use scoter in a sentence
The American scoter is entirely black without markings; base of bill yellow and orange.
The Bird Book | Chester A. ReedThe nest of the scoter is described as being like that of the Eider Duck, and similarly located.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. JohnsThe scoter is entirely black; it dives remarkably well, and can remain a long time under water.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonThe surf scoter is the rarest of the three British species, and is intermediate in size between the two last.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonThe note of the Surf scoter is to me the most pleasing of all the ducks.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 5 [May 1901] | Various
British Dictionary definitions for scoter
/ (ˈskəʊtə) /
any sea duck of the genus Melanitta, such as M. nigra (common scoter), of northern regions. The male plumage is black with white patches around the head and eyes
Origin of scoter
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