Translingual

Mergellus albellus male

Proper noun

Mergellus albellus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the smew, native to western Eurasia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Anatidae - family; Merginae - subfamily; Mergus - genus

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276