About The Word Merganser
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Merganser
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Merganser: 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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