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MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mergus merganser americanus mean?
• MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS (noun)
The noun MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS has 1 sense:
1. common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
Familiarity information: MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MERGUS MERGANSER AMERICANUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
American merganser; Mergus merganser americanus
Hypernyms ("Mergus merganser americanus" 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 americanus" is a member of...):
genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)
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