MERGUS ALBELLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mergus albellus mean? 

• MERGUS ALBELLUS (noun)
  The noun MERGUS ALBELLUS has 1 sense:

1. smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

  Familiarity information: MERGUS ALBELLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MERGUS ALBELLUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Mergus albellus; smew

Hypernyms ("Mergus albellus" 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 albellus" is a member of...):

genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)