merganser
nounUK /məˈɡænsə/ · US /mɚˈɡænsɚ/
Etymology From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).
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Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
- Synonyms
- goosander, Mergus merganser
- Derived terms
- 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
- Related terms
- smew, Mergellus albellus