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-- Mer`e*tri"cious*ly, adv. --
Mer`e*tri"cious*ness, n.

Mer*gan"ser (?), n. [Sp.
mergánsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus,
fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ánsar goose, L.
anser.] (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus
Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks,
but have a sharply serrated bill.

&fist; The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator)
inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also sawbill,
harle, and sheldrake. The American merganser (M.
Americanus.) and the hooded merganser (Lophodytes
cucullatus) are well-known species. -- White
merganser, the smew or white nun.

Merge (m&etilde;rj), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Merged (m&etilde;rjd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Merging
(m&etilde;r"j&ibreve;ng).] [L. mergere, mersum. Cf.
Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.] To cause to be
swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.

To merge all natural .


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