- smew
- noun /ˈsmju/lang=enA small compact diving duck, Mergus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
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Smew — Male (top) and female Smew Conservation status … Wikipedia
Smew — Smew, n. [Perhaps for ice mew.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) small European merganser ({Mergus albellus}) which has a white crest; called also {smee}, {smee duck}, {white merganser}, and {white nun}. (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smew — [smyo͞o] n. [var. of smee, akin to obs. Du sme(ente), MHG smiche, kind of small duck] a small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus), the male of which has a white crest … English World dictionary
smew — noun Etymology: akin to Middle High German smiehe smew Date: 1674 a small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus) with the male being white, gray, and black and the female chiefly gray but with a chestnut and white head … New Collegiate Dictionary
Smew — mažasis dančiasnapis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Mergus albellus angl. Smew vok. Zwergsäger … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
smew — mažasis dančiasnapis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Mergellus albellus; Mergus albellus angl. smew vok. Zwergsäger, m rus. луток, m; малый крохаль, m pranc. harle piette, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dančiasnapiai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
smew — dančiasnapiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Mergus angl. merganser; smew vok. Säger, m rus. крохаль, m pranc. harle, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dančiasnapiai siauresnis terminas – brazilinis dančiasnapis siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
smew — n. a small merganser, Mergus albellus. Etymology: 17th c., rel. to smeath, smee = smew, widgeon, etc … Useful english dictionary
smew — /smyooh/, n. a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray. [1665 75; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
smew — n. very small merganser of Europe and Asia; small diving duck … English contemporary dictionary
