Auckland Islands merganser

noun

An extinct species of merganser, Mergus australis.

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Meanings

nounAuckland Islands merganser (plural Auckland Islands mergansers)

plural Auckland Islands mergansers

  1. An extinct species of merganser, Mergus australis.

    The most curious aspect of the Auckland Islands merganser was its distribution, which at the time of discovery was very limited.

    2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 87

    Synonyms: Auckland merganser, New Zealand merganser

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extinct species of merganser, Mergus australis.

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Auckland merganserNew Zealand merganser
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Auckland Islands merganser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auckland%20Islands%20merganser

MLA

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