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surf scoter

–noun Ornithology.
a large, North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, the adult male of which is black with two white patches on the head.

Origin:
1825–35
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surf scoter  
n.  A North American sea duck (Melanitta perspicillata), the male of which is black with a white forehead and nape.
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