Scoter

Scoter
Scoter Sco"ter, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots. [1913 Webster]


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  • scoter — noun /ˈskəʊtə/lang=en Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genera Oidemia and Melanitta. When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters …   Wiktionary

  • scoter — n. (Zoology) large sea duck native of north coasts of the northern hemisphere (drake has black feathers with white spots and the female is brown) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scoter — [ skəʊtə] noun (plural same or scoters) a northern diving duck that winters off the coast, the male of which has mainly black plumage. [Genus Melanitta: three species.] Origin C17: perh. an error for sooter (with ref. to its black plumage) …   English new terms dictionary

  • scoter — sco·ter …   English syllables

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