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SMEW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smew mean?
• SMEW (noun)
The noun SMEW has 1 sense:
1. smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
Familiarity information: SMEW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Mergus albellus; smew
Hypernyms ("smew" is a kind of...):
fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)
Holonyms ("smew" is a member of...):
genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)
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