Hypertext Webster Gateway: "merganser"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merganser \Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg['a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver
(L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ['a]nsar goose, L.
anser.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They
are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.
Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator})
inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill},
{harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M.
Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes
cucullatus}) are well-known species.
{White merganser}, the smew or white nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word
formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe
and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},
{sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See
{Merganser}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
merganser
n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender
hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {fish duck}, {sawbill},
{sheldrake}]
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