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scoter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈskəʊ.tə/
  • US: /ˈskoʊ.tɚ/
  • rhymes with -əʊtə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scooter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea duck

Narrower terms: common scoter, Melanitta nigra

History

Etymology

Uncertain.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кадифена потапница (kadifena potapnica) — bird
  • Catalan: ànec negre — bird
  • Czech: turpan — bird
  • Dutch: zee-eend — bird
  • Dutch: zeeëend — bird
  • Esperanto: maranaso — bird
  • Finnish: mustalintu — bird
  • French: macreuse — bird
  • Greek: μαυρόπαπια (mavrópapia) — bird
  • Japanese: 黒鴨 (kurogamo) — bird
  • Japanese: 金黒 (kinkuro) — bird
  • Navajo: naalʼeełí łizhinígíí — bird
  • Polish: markaczka — bird
  • Polish: uhla — bird
  • Russian: турпа́н (turpán) — bird
  • Spanish: negrón — bird
  • Spanish: negreta — bird