smew
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
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smew, smū, n. a bird of the family Anatid, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers.
The smew does not visit the land much, and even sleeps upon the water.
British Sea Birds | Charles DixonDuring winter the smew is gregarious, living in flocks of thirty or forty individuals, mostly immature.
British Sea Birds | Charles Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for smew
/ (smjuː) /
a merganser, Mergus albellus, of N Europe and Asia, having a male plumage of white with black markings
Origin of smew
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