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Definition of "merganser" []

  • Any of various fish-eating diving ducks of the genus Mergus or related genera, having a slim hooked bill. Also called sheldrake. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "merganser" in a sentence
  • ""Well -- it's called a merganser in the books," said Mr. Kincaid."
  • "Real chefs like a challenge, so when I walked through the door I'd have a common merganser on my duck strap."
  • "Hahaha, when I was reading the article I was thinking the same thing: Make it a challenge, take merganser!"