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Merganser

Merganser Meaning & Definition
Merganser Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Merganser?

[n] large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

Synonyms | Synonyms for Merganser: fish duck | sawbill | sheldrake

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See Also | American merganser | genus Mergus | goosander | hooded merganser | hooded sheldrake | Lophodytes cucullatus | Mergus | Mergus albellus | Mergus merganser | Mergus merganser americanus | Mergus serrator | red-breasted merganser | sea duck | smew

Merganser In Webster's Dictionary

\Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg['a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ['a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill}, {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M. Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species. {White merganser}, the smew or white nun.

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