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merganser

mer·gan·ser

UK/məˈɡænsə/ US/mɚˈɡænsɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

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

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