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Merganser (Noun)

Meaning

Large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • Mergansers are known to dive deep into the water in search of fish to eat.
  • They observed a pair of mergansers gliding down the calm river.
  • Experts advise merganser enthusiasts to spot the duck near their breeding grounds in coniferous forests.
  • Although mergansers resemble both wood ducks and goldeneye, their slender bills set them apart.
  • As the sun began to set, a group of mergansers swam close to the lake's edge.

Synonyms

  • Fish Duck
  • Sheldrake
  • Sawbill

Hyponyms

  • Mergus Merganser Americanus
  • Mergus Merganser
  • Mergus Albellus
  • Mergus Serrator
  • Hooded Sheldrake
  • Lophodytes Cucullatus
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