merganser : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: merganser	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for merganser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
merganser n large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges Synonym(s): merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Merganser \Mergan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg[a0]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [a0]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser* ({Merganser serrator}) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill}, {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M. Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species. {White merganser}, the smew or white nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See {Merganser}.