merganser
English
Mergus serrator
Etymology
From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məːˈɡansə/
- Rhymes: -ænsə(r)
Noun
merganser (plural mergansers)
- Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Synonyms
- (Eurasian) goosander, Mergus merganser
Derived terms
- †Auckland merganser (also Auckland Islands merganser), Mergus australis (extinct)
- Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus
- common merganser, Mergus merganser
- hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
- red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
- scaly-sided merganser, Mergus squamatus
- typical merganser, Mergus
Translations
diving duck
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See also
- smew, Mergellus albellus (also sometimes Mergus albellus)
- Zwergsäger, Mergellus albellus
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