scoter C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈskoʊtɚ/ UK /ˈskəʊtə/ See IPA manual Freq #265020 Meanings 1 noun a large northern sea duck of the genus Melanitta, whose adult males are predominantly black and which feeds by diving A black scoter disappeared beneath the waves and surfaced several metres from the flock. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large northern sea duck... sea duck Word family Forms scoter-drakescoter-duck Derived forms scoter-drakescoter-duck Related forms Melanittablack scotercommon scotersurf scoterwhite-winged scoterdiving duck Etymology Recorded in English since the seventeenth century, but of uncertain origin. The alternative historical spelling scooter should not be confused with the modern vehicle noun. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scoter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskoʊtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskəʊtə/ **Frequency rank:** 265020 ## Meanings 1. a large northern sea duck of the genus Melanitta, whose adult males are predominantly black and which feeds by diving ## Examples - A black scoter disappeared beneath the waves and surfaced several metres from the flock. ## Synonyms - sea duck ## Derived Forms - scoter-drake - scoter-duck ## Related Forms - Melanitta - black scoter - common scoter - surf scoter - white-winged scoter - diving duck ## Etymology Recorded in English since the seventeenth century, but of uncertain origin. The alternative historical spelling scooter should not be confused with the modern vehicle noun. ## Topics - Animals markdown