- scoters
- 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. 2014.
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scoter — /skoh teuhr/, n., pl. scoters, (esp. collectively) scoter. any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Also, scooter. [1665 75; orig. uncert.] * * * or sea coot Any of three species… … Universalium
baldpate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black coot — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
