Turpan

Translation of "turpan" into Russian

Noun

turpan

turpans pl

Countable common noun denoting certain sea ducks; archaic/dialectal.

орнитология; род Melanitta, в русскоязычных источниках – общее название морских уток-чернетей

We spotted a flock of turpans near the rocky shore.

Мы заметили стаю турпанов у скалистого берега.

Additional translations

орнитология; более широкое русское название морских уток того же рода

Noun

Any of several northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta, especially the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) along the coasts of North America.

From the headland we could see scores of turpans riding the heavy Pacific swells.

(Britain, dated) The common scoter (Melanitta nigra), a black sea-duck of the North Atlantic.

Old logbooks refer to the common scoter simply as the turpan.