subfamily merginae

Noun
  1. Mergansers and closely related diving birds (synset 101856688)
    is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    member holonym:
    belongs to: anatidae, family anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
    same as: merginae

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