black scoter

noun

Melanitta americana, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.

Meanings

nounblack scoter (plural black scoters)

plural black scoters

  1. Melanitta americana, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.

Translations

Russian америка́нская синьга́
  • америка́нская синьга́ (amerikánskaja sinʹgá)Melanitta americana
Swedish amerikansk sjöorre
  • amerikansk sjöorreMelanitta americana
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Chicago

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