merganser

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈɡænsə/ (General American) IPA(key): /mɚˈɡænsɚ/ Rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ) === Noun === merganser (plural mergansers) Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill. ==== Synonyms ==== (Eurasian) goosander, Mergus merganser ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === smew, Mergellus albellus (also sometimes Mergus albellus)