Common Scoter — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 … Wikipedia
common scoter — noun a variety of scoter • Syn: ↑Melanitta nigra • Hypernyms: ↑scoter, ↑scooter … Useful english dictionary
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
Scoter — For U.S. Navy ships named Scoter, see USS Scoter. Scoters Adult male White winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
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};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black Scoter — Adult male Conservation status … Wikipedia
Velvet Scoter — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 … Wikipedia
White-winged Scoter — Adult male of the American race deglandi Conservation status … Wikipedia
Surf Scoter — Adult male Adult female … Wikipedia
Velvet scoter — Velvet Vel vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English