surf scoter

noun

, Ornithology.

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

surf scoter

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of surf scoter¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The surf scoter is the rarest of the three British species, and is intermediate in size between the two last.

From Project Gutenberg

The note of the Surf Scoter is to me the most pleasing of all the ducks.

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