Definitions for smew
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smew, Mergus albellusnoun

   smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smewnoun

   A small compact diving duck, Mergus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.

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1. Smew

   The smew (Mergellus albellus) is a species of duck and is the only living member of the genus Mergellus. Mergellus is a diminutive of Mergus and albellus is from Latin albus "white". This genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it, though it might be closer to the goldeneyes (Bucephala). The smew has hybridized with the common goldeneye (B. clangula).A seaduck fossil from the Middle Miocene shows that birds similar to smew existed up to 13 million years ago. The extant species dates back to the Late Pleistocene.

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1. Smewnoun

   small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun

2. Smewnoun

   the hooded merganser

3. Etymology: [Perhaps for ice-mew.]

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1. Smew

   The Smew is a species of duck, and is the only member of the genus Mergellus. This genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it, though it might be closer to the goldeneyes. The Smew has interbred with the Common Goldeneye. An unnamed fossil seaduck, known from a humerus found in the Middle Miocene Sajóvölgyi Formation of Mátraszõlõs, Hungary, was assigned to Mergus. However, the authors included the Smew therein, and consequently, the bone is more properly assigned to Mergellus—especially as it was more similar to a Smew's than to the Bucephala remains also found at the site. It is sometimes argued that the Mátraszõlõs fossil is too old to represent any of the modern seaduck genera, but apparently these were all well-distinct even back then. Fossils from the earliest Pleistocene found in England indicate that the living species was extant 1.5 to 2.0 million years ago.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smew

   smū, n. a bird of the family Anatidæ, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smew

   The white-headed goosander, Mergus albellus.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smew in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=smew
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smew
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smew
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smew
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=smew
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=smew
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=smew