red-breasted merganser

noun

A species of diving duck, Mergus serrator.

Similar
Mergus serrator

Meanings

nounred-breasted merganser (plural red-breasted mergansers)

plural red-breasted mergansers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwidely distributed merganser of America and Europe

Similar
Mergus serrator
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan bec de serra mitjà, àneda peixatera
  • bec de serra mitjàMergus serrator
  • àneda peixateraMergus serrator
Danish toppet skallesluger
  • toppet skalleslugerMergus serrator
Dutch middelste zaagbek
  • middelste zaagbekMergus serrator
Finnish tukkakoskelo
  • tukkakoskeloMergus serrator
Icelandic toppönd
  • toppöndMergus serrator
Irish síolta rua
  • síolta ruaMergus serrator
Italian smergo minore
  • smergo minoreMergus serrator
Korean 바다비오리
  • 바다비오리 (badabiori)Mergus serrator
Polish szlachar, długodziób
  • szlacharMergus serrator
  • długodzióbMergus serrator
  • tracz długodziobyMergus serrator
Romanian ferestraș moțat
  • ferestraș moțatMergus serrator
Russian сре́дний кроха́ль, длинноно́сый кроха́ль
  • сре́дний кроха́ль (srédnij kroxálʹ)Mergus serrator
  • длинноно́сый кроха́ль (dlinnonósyj kroxálʹ)Mergus serrator
Swedish småskrake, pracka
  • småskrakeMergus serrator
  • prackaMergus serrator
Turkish tarakdiş
  • tarakdişMergus serrator
Cite this entry
APA

red-breasted merganser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-breasted%20merganser

MLA

“red-breasted merganser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-breasted%20merganser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red-breasted merganser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-breasted%20merganser.

Source: red-breasted merganser on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.