单词 | surf coot |
释义 | > as lemmassurf coot surf coot n. U.S. regional = surf duck n. 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 1885 H. Seebohm Hist. Brit. Birds III. 610 To the hunters on Long Island it [sc. the Surf-scoter] is known as the ‘Spectacled Coot’ and ‘Surf-Coot’. 1939 Techn. Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 643. 121 The surf scoter is variously known as patchhead, surf coot, surf duck, skunkhead, mussel bill, king coot, and bald-headed sea coot. 1974 R. Elman Hunter's Field Guide Game Birds & Animals N. Amer. ii. 250 Surf coots share the diet of American scoters. < as lemmas |
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