scoter (redirected from scoters)

sco·ter  (sktr)

n.

Any of several dark-colored diving ducks of the genera Oidemia and Melanitta, of northern coastal areas. Also called coot.

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scoter [ˈskəʊtə]

n pl -ters, -ter

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any sea duck of the genus Melanitta, such as M. nigra (common scoter), of northern regions. The male plumage is black with white patches around the head and eyes

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scoter - large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere scooter sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser genus Melanitta, Melanitta - scoters common scoter, Melanitta nigra - a variety of scoter