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Scoter vs Whilk - What's the difference?

scoter | whilk |

As nouns the difference between scoter and whilk

is that scoter is any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta while whilk is a kind of mollusk; a whelk.

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

    Anagrams

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    whilk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of mollusk; a whelk.
  • The scoter.
    • (Webster 1913) ----