subfamily Merginae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.subfamily Merginae - mergansers and closely related diving birdsMerginaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsAnatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducksgenus Mergus, Mergus - mergansersgenus Lophodytes, Lophodytes - a genus of Merginae