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Merganser   Listen
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Merganser  n.  (Zool.) 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. Note: 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.
White merganser, the smew or white nun.






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Words linked to "Merganser" :   Mergus albellus, sheldrake, sawbill, hooded merganser, Mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser, Mergus merganser, American merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, sea duck, smew



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