Smew definitions

Smew

1) Bird native to Europe 2) Bird found in Europe 3) Certain diving duck 4) Cousin of a hootamaganzy 5) Crested diving duck 6) Crested duck 7) Diving bird 8) Diving duck 9) Drake 10) Drake relative 11) Duck adept at diving 12) Duck also called white nun 13) Duck breed 14) Duck in the Eurasian taiga 15) Duck with a large white crest
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Smew

1) Duck
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Smew

The smew (Mergellus albellus) is a species of duck, and is the only member of the genus Mergellus. This genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it, though it might be closer to the goldeneyes (Bucephala). The smew has interbred with the common goldeneye (B. clangula). A seaduck fossil from the Middle Miocene shows that bird...
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Smew

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

(from the article `merganser`) The smew (M. albellus) is a small, compact merganser with a short bill; it breeds from Scandinavia to Siberia and south to Turkestan and winters on ...
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Smew

Smew noun [ Perhaps for ice- mew .] (Zoology) (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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Smew

The smew (Mergus albellus) also known as the Smee or Nun is a small sawbill duck found in winter along the British coast, where it visits from the Arctic. It is about 38 to 45 centimeters long. The male has a white underside and black-coloured back plumage. The wings are black and white. The female is red-brown with grey tints in colour.
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