SAWBILL

merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake

(noun) large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sawbill (plural sawbills)

(UK) The red-breasted merganser.

Source: Wiktionary


Saw"bill`, n.

Definition: The merganser. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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