'Mergus albellus' definitions:
Definition of 'Mergus albellus'
noun
Smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia [syn:
smew, Mergus albellus]
Definition of 'Mergus albellus'
- Smew \Smew\, n. [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zool.)
(a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a
white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, {white
merganser}, and white nun.
(b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
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