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sco⋅ter

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


Origin:
1665–75; orig. uncert.
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sco·ter   (skō'tər)   
n.  Any of several dark-colored diving ducks of the genera Oidemia and Melanitta, of northern coastal areas. Also called coot.

[Origin unknown.]
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