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• 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

• Surf Scoter — Adult male Adult female …   Wikipedia

• Scoter — For U.S. Navy ships named Scoter, see USS Scoter. Scoters Adult male White winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• sea duck — noun any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Hyponyms: ↑eider, ↑eider duck, ↑scoter, ↑scooter, ↑old squaw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Anatidae — Taxobox name = Ducks, geese and swans image width = 260px image caption = Black bellied Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna autumnalis ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo =… …   Wikipedia

• Common Scoter — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 …   Wikipedia

• Black Scoter — Adult male Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• diving duck — any of numerous ducks, common in coastal bays and river mouths, that typically dive from the water s surface for their food (contrasted with dabbling duck). [1805 15] * * * Any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water… …   Universalium

• 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