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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 goosanderplay

  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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