Any of several sea ducks constituting the genus Melanitta, breeding in the Arctic and wintering in north temperate regions, and typically having…

Any of various waterbirds noted for their power of diving; esp. (a) a grebe, as the little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis; (b) a diving duck, as (more…

Local name for the scoter, a species of wild duck.

Any duck of the sub-family Fuligulinæ, as the common scoter, Œdemia nigra, and the eider-duck.

North American. The white-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (see white-winged, adj. compounds).

sleigh-bell duck, the American black scoter.

a scoter of the genus Melanitta.