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surf duck
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Surf duck
(gcide) | Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
word as E. sough.]
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
sloping beach.
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Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
especially Mactra solidissima (syn. {Spisula
solidissima}). See Mactra.
Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
of the genus Oidemia, especially {Oidemia
percpicillata}; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note
under Scoter.
Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.
Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting.
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Surf duck
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
[1913 Webster]Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
word as E. sough.]
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
sloping beach.
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Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
especially Mactra solidissima (syn. {Spisula
solidissima}). See Mactra.
Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
of the genus Oidemia, especially {Oidemia
percpicillata}; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note
under Scoter.
Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.
Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting.
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