Merginae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Merginae - mergansers and closely related diving birds subfamily Merginae bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks genus Mergus, Mergus - mergansers genus Lophodytes, Lophodytes - a genus of Merginae