sawbill

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noun

The red-breasted merganser.

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merganserfish ducksheldrake
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Meanings

nounsawbill (plural sawbills)

plural sawbills

  1. UKThe red-breasted merganser.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

Similar
merganserfish ducksheldrake
Broader
sea duck
Also see
fish duckmergansersheldrake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From saw + bill.

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Cite this entry
APA

sawbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbill

MLA

“sawbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sawbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbill.

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