merganser
noun
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Pronunciation: /məˈɡænsə/ / /mɚˈɡænsɚ/
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).
- Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.