scoter

English

Alternative forms

scooter

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

scoter (plural scoters)

Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.
When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters.

Derived terms

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

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