smew

smew
/smyooh/, n.
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
[1665-75; orig. uncert.]

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Synonyms:
, , (Mergus albellus)


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  • smew — n. very small merganser of Europe and Asia; small diving duck …   English contemporary dictionary

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