scoter
n . 黑鸟
黑鸟
scoter n 1 :
large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere [
synonym : {
scoter }, {
scooter }]
Scoter \
Sco "
ter \,
n . [
Cf .
Prov .
E .
scote to plow up .] (
Zool .)
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 };
and the velvet ,
or double ,
scoter ({
Oidemia fusca }).
The common American species are the velvet ,
or white -
winged ,
scoter ({
Oidemia Deglandi }),
called also {
velvet duck },
{
white -
wing }, {
bull coot }, {
white -
winged coot };
the black scoter ({
Oidemia Americana }),
called also {
black coot }, {
butterbill }, {
coppernose };
and the surf scoter ,
or surf duck ({
Oidemia perspicillata }),
called also {
baldpate }, {
skunkhead }, {
horsehead }, {
patchhead },
{
pishaug },
and {
spectacled coot }.
These birds are collectively called also {
coots }.
The females and young are called {
gray coots },
and {
brown coots }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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