Found 4 hits - Term: sawbill, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
goosander \goos"an`der\, n. oe. gossander, a tautological word
formed fr. goose + gander. cf. merganser. zool.
a species of merganser m. merganser of northern europe
and america; -- called also merganser, dundiver,
sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. see
merganser.
1913 webster
see also:
merganser m. merganser merganser dundiver sawbill sawneb
shelduck sheldrake
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sawbill \saw"bill`\, n.
the merganser. prov. eng.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
merganser \mergan"ser\, n. sp. merg'ansar, fr. mergo a diver
l. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive + 'ansar goose, l.
anser. zool.
any bird of the genus mergus merganser, and allied
genera of the subfamily merginae. they are allied to the
ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive
for food. also called fish duck.
1913 webster +pjc
note: the red-breasted merganser merganser serrator
inhabits both hemispheres. it is called also sawbill,
harle, and sheldrake. the american merganser
merganser americanus. and the hooded merganser
lophodytes cucullatus are well-known species.
white merganser, the smew or white nun.
1913 webster
see also:
mergus merganser fish duck merganser serrator sawbill harle
sheldrake merganser americanus lophodytes cucullatus white merganser
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sawbill
n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender
hooked bill with serrated edges syn: merganser, fish
duck, sheldrake
see also:
merganser fish duck sheldrake
Dictionary of Words and Phrases online did not found adittional definition or meaning about sawbill. Last accessed:2008/10/10 18:49:13 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |