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Goosander vs Merganser - What's the difference?

goosander | merganser |

Merganser is a synonym of goosander.



As nouns the difference between goosander and merganser

is that goosander is a merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers while merganser is any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

goosander

English

Noun

(goosanders)
  • A merganser, Mergus merganser , of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.

    • Synonyms

    * (North American) common merganser, Mergus merganser

    merganser

    English

    (wikipedia merganser)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus'' or ''Lophodytes , which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

    • Synonyms

    * (Eurasian) goosander, Mergus merganser

    Derived terms

    * †Auckland merganser (also Auckland Islands merganser), (extinct) * Brazilian merganser, ''Mergus octosetaceus' * common merganser, Mergus merganser * hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus * red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator * scaly-sided merganser, Mergus squamatus * typical merganser, Mergus

    See also

    * smew, Mergellus albellus'' (also sometimes ''Mergus albellus ) * , Mergellus albellus