noun
Meaning 1
The red-breasted merganser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sawbill
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noun
Meaning 2
large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: merganser, fish duck, sheldrake
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sea duck
Narrower terms: goosander, Mergus merganser, American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus, red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator, smew, Mergus albellus, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus
History
Etymology
From saw + bill.