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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERGANSER

From New Latin, from Latin mergus waterfowl, from mergere to plunge + anser goose.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MERGANSER

merganser  [mɜːˈɡænsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERGANSER

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Merganser is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MERGANSER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

merganser

Mergus

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the seaduck subfamily. The hooded merganser, often termed Mergus cucullatus, is not of this genus but closely related. The other "aberrant" merganser, the smew, is phylogenetically closer to goldeneyes. Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, with only the red-breasted merganser being common at sea. These large fish-eaters typically have black-and-white, brown and/or green hues in their plumage, and most have somewhat shaggy crests. All have serrated edges to their long and thin bills that help them grip their prey. Along with the smew and hooded merganser, they are therefore often known as "sawbills". The goldeneyes, on the other hand, feed mainly on mollusks, and therefore have a more typical duck-bill. They are also classified as "divers" because they go completely under-water in looking for food. In other traits, however, the genera Mergus, Lophodytes, Mergellus, and Bucephala are very similar; uniquely among all Anseriformes, they do not have notches at the hind margin of their sternum, but holes surrounded by bone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERGANSER


ansa
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anticancer
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cancer
ˈkænsə
geomancer
ˈdʒiːəˌmænsə
Hansa
ˈhænsə
hydromancer
ˈhaɪdrəˌmænsə
necromancer
ˈnɛkrəʊmænsə
precancer
priːˈkænsə
pyromancer
ˈpaɪrəʊˌmænsə
rhabdomancer
ˈræbdəˌmænsə
romancer
rəʊˈmænsə
sansa
ˈsænsə
schanze
ˈʃænsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERGANSER

merengue
mereological
mereology
meresman
merest
merestone
meretricious
meretriciously
meretriciousness
merfolk
merge
mergee
mergence
merger
merguez
Mergui Archipelago
meri
mericarp
meridian
meridian circle

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERGANSER

Abbe condenser
cash dispenser
censer
cleanser
condenser
Despenser
dispenser
flenser
incenser
jet condenser
licenser
Liebig condenser
recompenser
red-breasted merganser
responser
rinser
Spenser
surface condenser
suspenser

Synonyms and antonyms of merganser in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «merganser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERGANSER

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The translations of merganser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merganser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

秋沙鸭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

merganser
570 millions of speakers

English

merganser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

merganser
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلقشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крохаль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mergus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

merganser
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

harle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merganser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

merganser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

merganser
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비오리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Merganser
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giống vịt ăn cá miền bắc cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

merganser
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलीनीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

testeregagalı ördek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smergo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tracz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крохаль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Merganser
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

merganser
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soort dier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

merganser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merganser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merganser

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERGANSER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merganser

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERGANSER»

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Wildfowl of the World
BRAZILIAN MERGANSER Mergus octosetaceus L 49-56 cm ( 1 8-22 in), WS 62- 69 (24-27 in) Monotypic. Slender sawbill, unlike any other wildfowl of region. identification Male breeding and non- breeding Head and neck black with strong  ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
De Kay I1844i indicated that the Common Merganser bred from Pennsylvania northward into New York. Katon 1 19101 reported that it nested near Buffalo in Erie County, at Montezuma NWR, and near Little Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario, as well ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Gerald Romanchuk NESTING The Common Merganser breeds in all Natural Regions of the province with the exception of the eastern portions of the Grassland and Parkland NRs. There was no change in the observed distribution of ...
‎2007
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Hooded Merganser Lopbodytes cucuI/alus L 18" (46 cm) Puffy, rounded crest; thin bill. Male's bill is dark; white head patches are fan-shaped and conspicuous when crest is raised. Compare with male Bufflehead (page 44). Female brownish  ...
‎2011
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The Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia
In winter, this merganser stays in the coastal regions from southeastern Alaska to Baja California, as well as along the Atlantic Coast. IDENTIFICATION: Both sexes have ragged crests, with eyes, bills, legs, and feet that are red. The drake ...
Vin T. Sparano, 2000
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Ducks, Geese and Swans: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus)
PLATE 28 Mergus Merganser Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 129 Europe Etymology: mergus L. for waterbird, plus anser for goose. Goosander as ' Gossander' dates from 1622. Other names: American Merganser, Sawbill, Fish Duck.
Janet Kear, 2005
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
Or the crest can be erect and spiky when the bird is excited or courting, much like Red-breasted Merganser. Also, female Common Merganser shows a distinctive white chin; the chin on Red-breasted Merganser is dark or whitish, with no sharp  ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Birds of Mississippi
Common. Merganser. Mergus. merganser. This species, formerly known as the American Merganser, is one of three races found around the world in the Northern Hemisphere. It is an irregular, casual, winter visitor, and there are few ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Bull's Birds of New York State
It also lays eggs in the same box with Common Goldeneye and Common Merganser, other hole nesters in its range. Schcider (1966) observed a hybrid Hooded Merganser X Common Goldeneye in Oswego Co. Another was reported in Black ...
Emanuel Levine, 1998
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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, ...
The Common Merganser is predominantly seasonally monogamous; occasional polygamy is suspected but has not been documented (Mallory and Metz 1999). The Common Merganser feeds chiefiy on fish, frequently game species, so most  ...
Allan P. Sandilands, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERGANSER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merganser is used in the context of the following news items.
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House total loss after fire in Hedgesville
Companies 30, 40, and 50 all responded to the house on Merganser Lane. Fire officials say two pets died in the fire, but no people were inside at the time. Again ... «WHAG, Jul 15»
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St. Clair County real estate July 1-9
•$358,500- 1301 Merganser Blvd. - Jesus L. and Amarillys A. Sojo to Donald E. and Sue A. Miller •$270,000- 305 Barrett Lake Dr. - Dolores F. «Madison County Record, Jul 15»
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New York's Wild Center opens $5.5 million aerial Wild Walk in the …
... aerial tour of the mountains, a look at climate change, watching merganser chicks grow up, making maple syrup and a look at the Wild Walk. «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
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Bird Sightings
Some breeding or summering species reported included hooded merganser, common loon, American bittern, green heron, black vulture, ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
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Herons are colonial nesters
Of these, the species found in the metro area is the gorgeous hooded merganser, a duck that's just slightly smaller than a wood duck. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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H1 2015 data review: a tale of two quarters
Merganser Biotech, founded on University of California Los Angeles technology, was another solid performer, raising $28m in a round also ... «Global University Venturing, Jul 15»
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Is this the best lake in Pennsylvania?
"Merganser, Canada geese, and mallard ducks are among the kinds drawn to Pine Grove Furnace State Park and the 25-acre Laurel Lake. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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Thunderstorm causes flood in Chestermere, power outages in Calgary
West Merganser Drive remains impassable at this time.” @GlobalCalgary baseball diamond behind chestermere middle school pic.twitter.com/ ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
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Field reports: Muskie seminar set for Outdoor Advantage in Cloquet
He took third place in the photo action category and won the “People's Choice Award” for a photo of a merganser chick leaping from a nesting ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
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Chevrolet has come up with an ingenious way to reuse the Volt's …
... cases by turning them into shelters for bats - and, with some tweaks, for wood ducks, owls, eastern bluebirds, and scaly-sided merganser. «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»

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