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MERGUS MERGANSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mergus merganser mean?
• MERGUS MERGANSER (noun)
The noun MERGUS MERGANSER has 1 sense:
1. common merganser of Europe and North America
Familiarity information: MERGUS MERGANSER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common merganser of Europe and North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
goosander; Mergus merganser
Hypernyms ("Mergus merganser" is a kind of...):
fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)
Holonyms ("Mergus merganser" is a member of...):
genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)
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