merganser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /mɚˈɡænsɚ/ (General-American)
- /məˈɡænsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).
Meanings
- Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mergansers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scaly-sided merganser · Brazilian merganser · Mergus octosetaceus · Mergus serrator · Mergus australis · red-breasted merganser · Mergus squamatus · hooded merganser · †Auckland merganser · Mergus merganser · Lophodytes cucullatus · common merganser
Relateds
Synonyms
Mergus merganser · goosander (Eurasian)
Translations (35)
fr harle (diving duck) · ko 비오리 (diving duck) · eo merĝo (diving duck) · cy hwyadwydd (diving duck) · cmn 秋沙鴨 /秋沙鸭 (diving duck) · ca bec de serra (diving duck) · de Säger (diving duck) · pl nurogęś (diving duck) · de Mittelsäger (diving duck) · ru большо́й кроха́ль (diving duck) · de Kappensäger (diving duck) · ga síolta (diving duck) · hu bukó (diving duck) · nv naalʼeełí bidaatsʼózí (diving duck) · aht tseghos (diving duck) · vo märgut (diving duck) · de Aucklandsäger (diving duck) · niv иғӈа (diving duck) · hu bukómadár (diving duck) · de Dunkelsäger (diving duck) · pt merganso (diving duck) · izh koskelo (diving duck) · bg голям потапник (diving duck) · fi koskelo (diving duck) · es serreta (diving duck) · sv skrake (diving duck) · de Sägetaucher (diving duck) · tr tarakdiş (diving duck) · nl zaagbek (diving duck) · ru кроха́ль (diving duck) · es serreta grande (diving duck) · de Schuppensäger (diving duck) · de Gänsesäger (diving duck) · ja 秋沙 (diving duck) · cs morčák (diving duck)