surf scoter

nounOrnithology.

a large, North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, the adult male of which is black with two white patches on the head.

Origin of surf scoter

First recorded in 1825–35

Words Nearby surf scoter

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How to use surf scoter in a sentence

The surf scoter is the rarest of the three British species, and is intermediate in size between the two last.
Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
The 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 surf scoter

surf scoter

noun

a North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, having white patches on the head

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