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Serrator
(gcide) | Serrator \Ser*ra"tor\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)
The ivory gull (Larus eburneus).
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Merganser serrator
(gcide) | 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.] (Zool.)
Any bird of the genus Mergus (Merganser), and allied
genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are allied to the
ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive
for food. Also called fish duck.
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Note: The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator)
inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also sawbill,
harle, and sheldrake. The American merganser
(Merganser Americanus.) and the hooded merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus) are well-known species.
White merganser, the smew or white nun.
[1913 Webster]Earlduck \Earl"duck`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
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mergus serrator
(wn) | Mergus serrator
n 1: widely distributed merganser of America and Europe [syn:
red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator] |
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