mergus albellus

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mergus albellus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Smew \Smew\, n. [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zool.)
     (a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a
         white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white   merganser
         , and white nun.
     (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
         [1913 Webster]

mergus albellus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mergus albellus
      n 1: smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern
           Eurasia [syn: smew, Mergus albellus]