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sco·ter

(skō′tər)

Any of several dark-colored diving ducks of the genus Melanitta of the Northern Hemisphere. Also called coot.

[Origin unknown.]

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scoter

(ˈskəʊtə)

n, pl -ters or -ter

(Animals) any sea duck of the genus Melanitta, such as M. nigra (common scoter), of northern regions. The male plumage is black with white patches around the head and eyes

[C17: origin unknown]

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sco•ter

(ˈskoʊ tər)

n., pl. -ters, (esp. collectively) -ter.

any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting N parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

[1665–75; orig. uncertain]

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Noun

scoter - large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

scooter

sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser

genus Melanitta, Melanitta - scoters

common scoter, Melanitta nigra - a variety of scoter

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macreuse

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For example, diving birds, such as scoters and grebes, might be particularly vulnerable when they surface unaware of the proximity of eagles, unlike gulls and dabbling ducks that feed on the surface.

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But not so with scoters. A headless scoter is as useful as a wheelbarrow without a wheel.

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In my native Wisconsin, the buzz about hunting long-tails and, to a lesser extent, scoters on the Great Lakes took off on Internet forums in the early 2000s.

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The scoters also love small sea clams and Crane's Beach is Sea Clam City making it the hot spot for scoter shooting.

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The bay is known for being home to thousands of common scoters and hundreds of red-throated diver birds each winter.

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Common scoters winter in British waters before returning to Scandinavia to breed.

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Some species such as scoters (above), harlequins and long-tailed ducks are rarely seen inland or at other times of the year.

Buzzworthy

Approximately 90% of the birds we observed were sea ducks, predominantly long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis), king eiders (Somateria spectabilis), and scoters (Melanitta spp.).