English > Mergus: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | mergansers. |
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Synonym | genus Mergus |
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Member of | Merginae, subfamily Merginae | mergansers and closely related diving birds |
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Members | American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus | Common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander |
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goosander, Mergus merganser | Common merganser of Europe and North America |
merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake | large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges |
red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator | widely distributed merganser of America and Europe |
smew, Mergus albellus | smallest merganser and most expert diver |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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Spanish | género Mergus, genus mergus, mergus, Mergus |
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Catalan | genus mergus, mergus |
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