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scoter

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. scoter (noun)
  2. scooter (noun)
  3. American scoter (noun)
  4. black scoter (noun)
  5. surf scoter (noun)
  6. velvet scoter (noun)
  7. white-winged scoter (noun)

sco·ter

noun \ˈskō-tər\
plural scoters or scoter

Definition of SCOTER

: any of a genus (Melanitta) of sea ducks of chiefly coastal Eurasia, Canada, and the United States that have males with chiefly black plumage
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Origin of SCOTER

origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1674

Rhymes with SCOTER

bloater, boater, coater, doter, floater, gloater, motor, noter, oater, quoter, rotor, toter, voter

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