surf scoter

noun Ornithology.

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

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Origin of surf scoter

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby surf scoter

surf casting, surf clam, surf duck, surf mat, surf music, surf scoter, surf smelt, surf zone, surf-'n'-turf, surface, surface acoustic wave
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British Dictionary definitions for surf scoter

surf scoter

surf duck

noun

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