noun
mergansers and closely related diving birds
• Syn: ↑subfamily Merginae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Mergus, ↑genus Mergus, ↑Lophodytes, ↑genus Lophodytes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.