MERGUS SERRATOR

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Meaning:

Widely distributed merganser of America and Europe

Synonyms:

Mergus serrator; red-breasted merganser

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mergus serrator" is a kind of...):

fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)

Holonyms ("Mergus serrator" is a member of...):

genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)

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