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smew

noun \ˈsmyü\

Definition of SMEW

:  a small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus) with the male being white, gray, and black and the female chiefly gray but with a chestnut and white head
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Origin of SMEW

akin to Middle High German smiehe smew
First Known Use: 1674

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