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Smallest Of The Mergansers Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
236%6 Common name for mergansers
336%11 Certain species of mergansers

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We think the answer is "SMEW" which means:

    noun
  • • Smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern eurasia

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The smew is a small species of duck."
  • • "The male smew has striking black and white plumage."

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New York Times15 Jul 2001 Down 108
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They are one of the smallest species of mergansers

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