Sco·ter n.  Zool. Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia.
 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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 Spec·ta·cled a.
 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.
    As spectacled she sits in chimney nook.   --Keats.
 2. Zool. Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles.
 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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