Sawbill

Sawbill
Sawbill Saw"bill`, n. The merganser. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • sawbill — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sawbill — Merganser Mer*gan ser, n. [Sp. merg[ a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [ a]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sawbill Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Sawbill Lake image lake = SawbillLake.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Cook County, Minnesota coords = type = inflow = outflow = catchment = basin countries = United States length =… …   Wikipedia

  • sawbill — noun the red breasted merganser …   Wiktionary

  • sawbill — noun another term for merganser …   English new terms dictionary

  • sawbill — /ˈsɔbɪl/ (say sawbil) noun → merganser. {saw1 + bill2} …  

  • sawbill — n. a merganser …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Betsie River — The Betsie River is a stream in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Michigan. The name is derived from the French Riviere Aux Bec Scies , meaning river of sawbill ducks ( bec scie ). Other alternate names include Aug sig o sebe, Aux Buscies,… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Flüsse in Minnesota — Die Liste der Flüsse in Minnesota nennt die Flüsse in diesem Bundesstaat der Vereinigten Staaten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alphabetische Liste 1.1 A H 1.2 I O 1.3 P S …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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