| 单词 | surf scoter |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurf scoter surf scoter n. 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 America and seen occasionally in western Europe. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Melanitta > melanitta perspicillata (surf-scoter) surf duck1814 surf scoter1833 butter-duck1853 surf coot1885 1833 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol. II. 335 (heading) Surf scoter. Oidemia perspicillata, Flem. 1907 ‘N. Blanchan’ Birds Every Child should Know xviii. 270 The surf scoters, or black coots, so abundant off the Atlantic coast in winter, dive constantly to feed on mussels, clams or scallops. 1957 Auk 74 392 When diving without use of the wings a Surf Scoter will sometimes clear the surface of the water in a high arc. 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 115/1 An Osprey flew over Aberlady. A Surf Scoter was off Musselburgh. < as lemmas |
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