Merganser

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /məːˈɡansÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ænsÉ™(r)

Origin

From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus ("waterfowl, diver"), from mergō ("to dip, immerse") + ānser ("goose").

Full definition of merganser

Noun

1. Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

Synonyms

• Eurasian goosander, Mergus merganser

Derived terms

• †Auckland merganser (also Auckland Islands merganser), Mergus australis extinct
• Brazilian merganser, ''Mergus octosetaceus'
• common merganser, Mergus merganser
• hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
• red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
• scaly-sided merganser, Mergus squamatus
• typical merganser, Mergus