HyperDic: hooded_merganser

English > 1 sense of the expression hooded merganser:
NOUNanimalhooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatussmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
English > hooded merganser: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head.
Synonymshooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus
Member ofLophodytes, genus LophodytesA genus of Merginae
Broadermerganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrakelarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

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