scoter

/skoh-ter/US // ˈskoʊ tər //UK // (ˈskəʊtə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural sco·ters, sco·ter.
- : any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

The American Scoter is entirely black without markings; base of bill yellow and orange.
The nest of the Scoter is described as being like that of the Eider Duck, and similarly located.
The scoter is entirely black; it dives remarkably well, and can remain a long time under water.
The surf scoter is the rarest of the three British species, and is intermediate in size between the two last.
The note of the Surf Scoter is to me the most pleasing of all the ducks.