English Explanatory Dictionary

merganser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

Pronunciation

/məˈɡænsə/ /mɚˈɡænsɚ/ en-ca-merganser.ogg

Word forms

merganser mergansers

Etymology

From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).

Synonyms

goosander Mergus merganser

Related words

smew Mergellus albellus

Derived words

Brazilian merganser Mergus octosetaceus common merganser Mergus merganser hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator scaly-sided merganser Mergus squamatus †Auckland merganser Mergus australis
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