Merganser — Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are allied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merganser Americanus — Merganser Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merganser serrator — Merganser Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White merganser — Merganser Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hooded merganser — noun small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male s head • Syn: ↑hooded sheldrake, ↑Lophodytes cucullatus • Hypernyms: ↑merganser, ↑fish duck, ↑sawbill, ↑sheldrake • … Useful english dictionary
Mergus merganser americanus — noun common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander • Syn: ↑American merganser • Hypernyms: ↑merganser, ↑fish duck, ↑sawbill, ↑sheldrake • Member Holonyms: ↑Me … Useful english dictionary
Common Merganser — Mergus merganser merganser, male in Sandwell, England Conservation status … Wikipedia
Birds of North American boreal forests — The boreal forest or taiga of the North American continent stretches through a majority of Canada and most of central Alaska, extending spottily into the beginning of the Rocky Mountain range in Northern Montana and into New England and the… … Wikipedia
Brazilian Merganser — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Hooded merganser — Hooded Hood ed, a. 1. Covered with a hood. [1913 Webster] 2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood. [1913 Webster] 3. Hood shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
