HyperDic: sawbill

English > 1 sense of the word sawbill:
NOUNanimalsawbill, merganser, fish duck, sheldrakelarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
English > sawbill: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges.
Synonymsmerganser, fish duck, sheldrake
Member ofMergus, genus Mergusmergansers
NarrowerAmerican merganser, Mergus merganser americanusCommon North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
goosander, Mergus merganserCommon merganser of Europe and North America
hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatussmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
red-breasted merganser, Mergus serratorwidely distributed merganser of America and Europe
smew, Mergus albellussmallest merganser and most expert diver
Broadersea duckAny of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast
Spanishsawbill, serreta
Catalansawbill

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