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Scooter vs Scoter - What's the difference?

scooter | scoter |

Scooter is an alternative form of scoter.


As nouns the difference between scooter and scoter

is that scooter is a kick scooter while scoter is any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genera (taxlink) and melanitta .

As a verb scooter

is to ride on a.

scooter

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kick scooter.
  • A small motor-powered bicycle of similar design, also motor scooter.
  • A mobility scooter, i.e. an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.
  • Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta ; the scoter.
  • A type of ice yacht known at least in the state of New York, equipped with runners for travelling over ice. The body has a flat bottom and is capable of floating in the water which makes it safe to use also on thin ice.
  • Derived terms

    * air scooter * diving scooter * dog scooter * gym scooter * ice scooter * kick scooter or kickscooter * knee scooter * maxiscooter * mobility scooter * mobility scooter * motorized-scooter * motor scooter or motorscooter * push scooter or pushscooter * scootering * scooterist * sea scooter * sky scooter * square scooter * water scooter

    See also

    * (l)

    Descendants

    * Malay: (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ride on a .
  • * {{quote-news, 2005, October 24, , Love Those Boomers, Business Week citation
  • , passage=But execs at parent company Piaggio noticed something odd as they scootered back and forth to their Manhattan offices

    Derived terms

    * scootering

    Anagrams

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    scoter

    English

    (wikipedia scoter)

    Alternative forms

    * scooter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta .
  • When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters .

    Derived terms

    * American scoter, Melanitta americana * black scoter, Melanitta nigra * surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata * velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca * white-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi

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