any scoter (sea duck) of the genus Melanitta; esp. the surf scoter, M. perspicillata.
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Melanitta > melanitta perspicillata (surf-scoter) (4) surf duck1814 any scoter (sea duck) of the genus Melanitta; esp. the surf scoter, M. perspicillata. surf scoter1833 a large sea duck, Melanitta perspicillata, the male of which is black with white patches on the head and a yellow bill, breeding in northern North… butter-duck1853 a duck that acquires a layer of fat in the autumn; esp. the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola. surf coot1885 = surf duck n. |
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