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merganser |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Merganser \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr goose + gander. Cf {Merganser}.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See {Merganser}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: merganser n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {fish duck}, {sawbill}, {sheldrake}]
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