Meaning of MERGANSER
| Pronunciation: | | mur'gansur
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| | Definition: | | [n] large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges |
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| | Synonyms: | | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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