smew

Definitions


[smjuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small migratory merganser (diving duck) of northern Eurasia, the male of which has white plumage with a crest and fine black markings


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Origin:
late 17th century: obscurely related to Dutch smient ‘wigeon’ and German Schmeiente ‘small wild duck’




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