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merganser

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mer=gan=ser

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun merganser has 1 sense

merganser(n = noun.animal) fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges; Array

is a kind of sea duck

is a member of genus mergus, mergus

has particulars: goosander, mergus merganser, american merganser, mergus merganser americanus, mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser, mergus albellus, smew, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, lophodytes cucullatus

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CIDE DICTIONARY

merganser, n. [Sp. mergánsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ánsar goose, L. anser.].

Any bird of the genus Mergus (Merganser), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive for food. Also called fish duck. [1913 Webster]

" The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also sawbill, harle, and sheldrake. The American merganser (Merganser Americanus.) and the hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) are well-known species." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

merganser, n. any of various diving fish-eating northern ducks of the genus Mergus, with a long narrow serrated hooked bill. Also called SAWBILL.

Etymology

mod.L f. L mergus diver f. mergere dive + anser goose

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