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common scoter

common scoter noun: melanitta nigra, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.

common scoter: melanitta nigra, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae
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Noun

common scoter (plural common scoters)

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

Forms of common scoter

pluralcommon scoters

Questions about common scoter

What does common scoter mean?
Common scoter means melanitta nigra, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.
What part of speech is common scoter?
Common scoter is a noun.
What is the plural of common scoter?
The plural of common scoter is common scoters.

Words near common scoter in the dictionary

  1. common rush
  2. common rushes
  3. common salt
  4. common sandpiper
  5. common sandpipers
  6. common scoter
  7. common scoters
  8. common sea krait
  9. common sea kraits
  10. common seahorse
  11. common seahorses

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