Meaning

1 senses
  1. A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.

    Zwergsäger

    луто́кlutók

More definitions
  • smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
Mergus albellus:
Deutsch
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Origin

Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.

Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.

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Forms

plural: smews
Singularsmew
Pluralsmews

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia:Mergus albellus

See also

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