merganser

[ mer-gan-ser ]

noun,plural mer·gan·sers, (especially collectively) mer·gan·ser.
  1. any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.

Origin of merganser

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1745–55; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin merg(us) diver, a kind of water bird + ānsergoose

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merganser

/ (mɜːˈɡænsə) /


nounplural -sers or -ser
  1. 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 goosander

Origin of merganser

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C18: from New Latin, from Latin mergus waterfowl, from mergere to plunge + anser goose

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