MERGANSER


Meaning of MERGANSER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)mər-ˈgan(t)-sər ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mergus, a waterfowl (from mergere ) + anser goose — more at goose

Date: 1668

: any of various fish-eating diving ducks (especially genus Mergus ) with a slender bill hooked at the end and serrated along the margins and usually a crested head

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