merganser

American  

[mer-gan-ser] / mərˈgæn sər /

noun

mergansers plural

1. any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.

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merganser British  

/ mɜːˈɡænsə /

noun

1. Also called: sawbill.  any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges See also goosander

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• merganser
  plural
• mergansers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of merganser

1745–55; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin merg ( us ) diver, a kind of water bird + ānser goose

Example Sentences

The mother was a kind of duck called a Common Merganser.

From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024

But, he says, “…as soon as Mama Merganser starts heading somewhere, they all quickly follow…”

From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024

They continue to venture further out on their own, but as soon as Mama Merganser starts heading somewhere, they all quickly follow suite.

From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024

The Perrywood logo, with its two geese, and street names such as Whistling Duck Drive and Merganser Court are a nod to Chesley’s passion for hunting as well as the birds that visit the pond.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

The keel is limited to the anterior part of the shield of the sternum, as in Merganser and the Cormorant, and is prolonged forward for some distance in advance of it.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.