scoter

scoter

English

Alternative forms

• scooter

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskəʊ.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈskoʊ.tɚ/

Noun

scoter (plural scoters)

1. Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.

   When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters.

Derived terms

• American scoter, Melanitta americana
• black scoter, Melanitta nigra
• surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
• velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
• white-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi

Translations

bird

Czech: turpan Dutch: zee-eend (nl) Esperanto: maranaso Finnish: mustalintu (fi) French: macreuse (fr) f

Japanese: 黒鴨 (kurogamo), 金黒 (kinkuro) Navajo: naalʼeełí łizhinígíí Russian: турпа́н (ru) m (turpán) Spanish: negrón m, negreta f

Anagrams

• Coster, Ectors, Tresco, corset, coster, escort, recost, rectos, scrote, sector