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Smew

small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun.

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Merganser 76% connected

Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sawbill 76% connected

The merganser.

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Sheldrake 76% connected

Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta,…

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