Definitions for scoter
ˈskoʊ tərscot·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scoter, scooternoun

   large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scoternoun

   Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genera Oidemia and Melanitta.

   When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters.

2. Etymology: Origin uncertain.

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1. Scoter

   The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia, and North America, and winter farther south in temperate zones of those continents. They form large flocks on suitable coastal waters. These are tightly packed, and the birds tend to take off together. Their lined nests are built on the ground close to the sea, lakes or rivers, in woodland or tundra. These species dive for crustaceans and molluscs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scoternoun

   any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia

2. Etymology: [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.]

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1. Scoter

   The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills. Females are brown. They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia and North America, and winter further south in temperate zones of those continents. They form large flocks on suitable coastal waters. These are tightly packed, and the birds tend to take off together. Their lined nests are built on the ground close to the sea, lakes or rivers, in woodland or tundra. These species dive for crustaceans and molluscs. There are five species, grouped into two subgenera: ⁕subgenus Oidemia ⁕subgenus Melanitta The presumed fossil "scoter" Melanitta ceruttii which lived in California during the Late Pliocene is now placed in the genus Histrionicus.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scoter

   skō′tėr, n. a genus of northern sea-ducks, with bill gibbous at the base. [Prob. Ice. skoti—skjóta, to shoot.]

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1. • Sea Duck

Anagrams for scoter »

1. corset

2. coster

3. escort

4. rectos

5. scrote

6. sector

7. Tresco

8. cortes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scoter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scoter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scoter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scoter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoter
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoter
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scoter
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scoter