English Dictionary

SMEW

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does smew mean? 

SMEW (noun)
  The noun SMEW has 1 sense:

1. smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasiaplay

  Familiarity information: SMEW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SMEW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Mergus albellus; smew

Hypernyms ("smew" is a kind of...):

fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)

Holonyms ("smew" is a member of...):

genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle." (English proverb)

"Blood is thicker than water." (Bulgarian proverb)

"The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on." (Arabic proverb)

"A monkey is a gazelle in its mother’s eyes." (Egyptian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact