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单词 merganser
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mer•gan•ser  (mər gansər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sers, (esp. collectively) -ser. 
  1. Birdsany of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.
Also called fish duck. 
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin merg(us) diver, a kind of water bird + ānser goose
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
merganser /mɜːˈɡænsə/ n ( pl -sers, -ser)
  1. any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Latin mergus waterfowl, from mergere to plunge + anser goose
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