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smew

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smew  (smy)
n.
A small Old World merganser (Mergus albellus), the male of which has white and black plumage and a white crest.

[Origin unknown.]

smew [smjuː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a merganser, Mergus albellus, of N Europe and Asia, having a male plumage of white with black markings
[of uncertain origin]
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Noun1.smew - smallest merganser and most expert diversmew - smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
genus Mergus, Mergus - mergansers
fish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges


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