sea duck

sea duck

n. Any of various diving ducks of coastal areas, such as an eider or scoter.

sea duck

n (Animals) any of various large diving ducks, such as the eider and the scoter, that occur along coasts

sea′ duck`

n. any of various diving ducks, as the scaups, goldeneyes, scoters, and eiders, found principally on seas. [1745–55]

Thesaurus

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sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganserduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legseider, eider duck - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the femalesscoter, scooter - large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphereClangula hyemalis, old squaw, oldwife - a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United Statesfish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges