On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Merganser. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sheldrake and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Merganser meaning
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Synonyms of Merganser
Using Merganser
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
- Useful related words include: fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake, sea duck.
- In the example corpus, merganser often appears in combinations such as: red-breasted merganser.
Context around Merganser
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Merganser
- In this selection, "merganser" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, breasted and mergus stand out and add context to how "merganser" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include red breasted merganser and red breasted merganser mergus serrator. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "merganser" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with merganser
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
American widgeon with red-breasted merganser. (6 words)
When deciding which waterfowl species to paint, it was the visual flair of the duck’s breeding plumage that drew Wickizer to the Red-breasted Merganser. (26 words)
The red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator, is not a rare bird but if you want to see one, winter is the only time that they are here on the Isle of Wight, usually arriving in October. (36 words)
The red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator, is not a rare bird but if you want to see one, winter is the only time that they are here on the Isle of Wight, usually arriving in October. (36 words)
When deciding which waterfowl species to paint, it was the visual flair of the duck’s breeding plumage that drew Wickizer to the Red-breasted Merganser. (26 words)
American widgeon with red-breasted merganser. (6 words)
Example sentences (3)
American widgeon with red-breasted merganser.
The red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator, is not a rare bird but if you want to see one, winter is the only time that they are here on the Isle of Wight, usually arriving in October.
When deciding which waterfowl species to paint, it was the visual flair of the duck’s breeding plumage that drew Wickizer to the Red-breasted Merganser.
Common combinations with merganser
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- red-breasted merganser 3×