scoter

[skoh-ter]

sco·ter

[skoh-ter]
noun, plural sco·ters, (especially collectively) sco·ter.
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Also, scooter.


Origin:
1665–75; origin uncertain
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Scoter is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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scoter (ˈskəʊtə)
 
n , pl -ters, -ter
any sea duck of the genus Melanitta, such as M. nigra (common scoter), of northern regions. The male plumage is black with white patches around the head and eyes
 
[C17: origin unknown]

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