Meaning Of The Word Merganser

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merganser in American English
any of several fish-eating, diving ducks with a long, slender, serrated bill hooked at the tip and, usually, a crested head, as the large common merganser (Mergus merganser) and the small hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
noun: any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges

merganser in British English
noun: any of several typically crested large marine diving ducks of the genus Mergus, having a long slender hooked bill with serrated edges

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