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merganser in British English
(mɜːˈɡænsə)
nounWord forms: plural -sers or -ser
any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges
Also called: sawbill. See also goosanderWord origin
C18: from New Latin, from Latin mergus waterfowl, from mergere to plunge + anser goosemerganser in American English
(mərˈgænsər)
nounWord forms: plural merˈgansers or merˈganser
any of several fish-eating, diving ducks with a long, slender, serrated bill hookedat the tip and, usually, a crested head, as the large common merganser (Mergus merganser) and the small hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Word origin
ModL < L mergus, diver (waterfowl) < mergere (see merge) + anser, gooseImage ofmerganser
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