sheldrake vs smew
smew vs sheldrakesheldrake and smew both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheldrake | Yes | No | No | No |
| smew | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
smew is a hyponym of
sheldrake; that is, smew is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sheldrake:
- sheldrake: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
- smew: smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
Other hyponyms of sheldrake include
goosander, Mergus merganser, American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus, Mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser, Mergus albellus, hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus.
| sheldrake (noun) | smew (noun) |
|---|---|
| Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill | smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia |
| large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges |
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