scoter

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scoter

/ˈskəʊ.tə/ UK
/ˈskoʊ.tɚ/ US

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noun scoters · scooter

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

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noun bird

Español	negrón, negreta
日本語	黒鴨 kurogamo, 金黒 kinkuro
Français	macreuse
Ελληνικά	μαυρόπαπια mavrópapia
Русский	турпа́н turpán

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@misc{scoter_2026,
  title = {scoter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scoter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}