Word: mergansers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
gan
sers
Definition: Plural of merganser; large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
Morphemes:
Affix: merganser
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mergō
Language: la
Decoded: mergo
Meaning: to dip, immerse
Affix: anser
Language: la
Decoded: anser
PoS: Noun
Meaning: goose
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.