merganser
/mer-gan-ser/US // mərˈgæn sər //UK // (mɜːˈɡænsə) //
梅花鹿,梅花鱼,梅花桩,梅尔格斯人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural mer·gan·sers, mer·gan·ser.
- : any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.
Examples
The nesting of the hooded merganser is even more erratic than its occurrence.
The habits of the Goosander and Merganser are so much alike that further detail is unnecessary.
The females and young birds of the Goosander and Merganser are popularly called Dun-divers.
The name Merganser, that is, 'Diving Goose', has reference to the size of the bird and its habit of diving for its food.
Spic′ūlum, a spicule; Spike′bill, a merganser, a sawbill: the marbled godwit.
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