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surf scoter in British English
or surf duck
noun
a North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, having white patches on the head
surf scoter in American English
an American sea duck (Melanitta perspicillata) living in northern waters: the males are black with white-marked faces and necks, the females are grayish-brown
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