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MELANITTA NIGRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Melanitta nigra mean?
• MELANITTA NIGRA (noun)
The noun MELANITTA NIGRA has 1 sense:
1. a variety of scoter
Familiarity information: MELANITTA NIGRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of scoter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
common scoter; Melanitta nigra
Hypernyms ("Melanitta nigra" is a kind of...):
scooter; scoter (large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)
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