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Definition of Mergus serrator
1. Noun. Widely distributed merganser of America and Europe.
Exact synonyms: Red-breasted Merganser
Group relationships: Genus Mergus, Mergus
Generic synonyms: Fish Duck, Merganser, Sawbill, Sheldrake
Group relationships: Genus Mergus, Mergus
Generic synonyms: Fish Duck, Merganser, Sawbill, Sheldrake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mergus Serrator
Literary usage of Mergus serrator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"It is an active diver, and subsists by fishing. mergus serrator—LINN. ...
Red-breasted Merganser, mergus serrator, And. Specific Character—Forehead high, ..."
2. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"mergus serrator. THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER is a species that breeds annually in
some parts of Scotland and Ireland; though by far the larger portion of the ..."
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