Definition of merganser. Meaning of merganser. Synonyms of merganser

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Definition of merganser

merganser
Goosander Goos"an`der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. Merganser.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser.

Meaning of merganser from wikipedia

- The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia...
- The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes...
- common merganser (Mergus merganser) and red-breasted merganser (M. serrator) have broad ranges in the northern hemisphere. The Brazilian merganser (M. octosetaceus)...
- The Auckland Island merganser (Mergus australis) (Māori: Miuweka), also known as the New Zealand merganser, was a typical merganser that is now extinct...
- The scaly-sided merganser or Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus) is an endangered typical merganser (genus Mergus). It lives in Manchuria and extreme...
- The Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is a South American diving duck in the Mergus genus. It is one of the most threatened waterfowl species...
- The Percival Merganser was a light, civil transport of the late 1940s. It was a twin-engine, high-wing monoplane of all-metal, stressed skin construction...
- USS Merganser may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Merganser (AM-135), was originally the commercial trawler Annapolis acquired...
- The red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) is a duck species that is native to much of the Northern Hemisphere. The red breast that gives the species...
- A merganser is a fish-eating duck of the genus Mergus – also known as the "typical mergansers" – in the subfamily Anatinae. Merganser may also refer to:...