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AMERICAN MERGANSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
Synonyms:
American merganser; Mergus merganser americanus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American merganser" is a kind of...):
fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)
Holonyms ("American merganser" is a member of...):
genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)
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