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merganser

American  
[mer-gan-ser] / mərˈgæn sər /

noun

plural

mergansers,

plural

merganser

  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.

merganser British  
/ mɜːˈɡænsə /

noun

  1. Also called: sawbill.  any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges See also goosander

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Etymology

Origin of merganser

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

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