subfamily Merginae

subfamily Merginae
noun
mergansers and closely related diving birds
Syn: ↑Merginae
Hypernyms: ↑bird family
Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae
Member Meronyms: ↑Mergus, ↑genus Mergus, ↑Lophodytes, ↑genus Lophodytes

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