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any scoter (sea duck) of the genus Melanitta; esp. the surf scoter, M. perspicillata.
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…
a duck that acquires a layer of fat in the autumn; esp. the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.