surf scoter


nounOrnithology.
  1. 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

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First recorded in 1825–35

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surf scoter

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

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