Korean

비오리

Noun

비오리 • ‎(biori)

1. A merganser.
2. The common merganser, Mergus merganser.

Synonyms

• 바다비오리 (badabiori) (Note: Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, only Red-breasted Merganser being common on the sea.)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-08), “비오리”, in 표준국어대사전
• Lee, Woo-Shin; Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, ISBN 89951415-0-6