Smew Definition

smyo͝o
noun
A small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus), the male of which has a white crest.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Smew

Noun

Singular:
smew
Plural:
smews

Origin of Smew

  • Perhaps akin to earlier and dialectal English smee any of various duck species German dialectal schmei-, schmü- (in Schmeiente, Schmünte widgeon) (schmei-, schmü-) (German Ente duck) and to Dutch smient

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Smew Sentence Examples

  • Another visit to Torangitaival produced no buntings, although 2 each of Smew and Wood Sandpipers from the bird tower were satisfying.

  • The fishponds often hold Goosander and Smew in the winter, and there is a heronry and colony of nesting cormorants here.

  • There were also 3 drake Smew fishing - its unusual to see more drakes than redheads.

  • The vast flocks of wildfowl include handsome Smew, and this natural bounty attracts predators such as White-tailed, Lesser Spotted and Golden Eagles.

  • One male and seven red-headed smew were also present.

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