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smew
[ smyoo ]
noun
- a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
smew
/ smjuː /
noun
- a merganser, Mergus albellus, of N Europe and Asia, having a male plumage of white with black markings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smew1
First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smew1
C17: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Smew, smū, n. a bird of the family Anatid, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers.
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The Smew does not visit the land much, and even sleeps upon the water.
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During winter the Smew is gregarious, living in flocks of thirty or forty individuals, mostly immature.
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