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merganser

/mɚˈɡænsɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
mer-ganser
IPA
/mɚˈɡænsɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

Etymology

From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɚˈɡænsɚ/
  • British English: /məˈɡænsə/

Inflected Forms

mergansers (plural)

Phrases

Brazilian merganser Mergus octosetaceus common merganser Mergus merganser hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator

Frequently Paired Words

smew Mergellus albellus

Synonyms

goosander Mergus merganser fish duck sawbill sheldrake

Rhymes With

answer cancer dancer

Questions

How do you pronounce merganser?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚˈɡænsɚ/.
What does merganser mean?
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Where does merganser come from?
From Late Latin merganser, from Latin mergus (“waterfowl, diver”), from mergō (“to dip, immerse”) + ānser (“goose”).

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