Velvet duck
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Related to Velvet duck: Oidemia fusca
| (Zool.) | A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. |
| The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.