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MERGUS SERRATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mergus serrator mean?
• MERGUS SERRATOR (noun)
The noun MERGUS SERRATOR has 1 sense:
1. widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
Familiarity information: MERGUS SERRATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Mergus serrator; red-breasted merganser
Hypernyms ("Mergus serrator" 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 serrator" is a member of...):
genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)
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