NOUN | animal | Lophodytes cucullatus, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake | small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head |
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Meaning | small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head. | |
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Synonyms | hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake | |
Member of | Lophodytes, genus Lophodytes | A genus of Merginae |
Broader | merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake | large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges |
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