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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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a.
   1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.
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            As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats.
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   2. (Zool.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or
      patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles.
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   Spectacled bear (Zool.), a South American bear (Tremarclos
      ornatus) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and
      Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.

   Spectacled coot, or Spectacled duck (Zool.), the surf
      scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.]

   Spectacled eider (Zool.) See Eider.

   Spectacled goose (Zool.), the gannet.

   Spectacled snake (Zool.), the cobra de capello.
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