smew
/ˈsmjuː/
smew noun: a small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
Noun
smew (plural smews)
- A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
smew meaning in Tamil
smew in Tamil
- யுரேசிய வாத்து
Forms of smew
| plural | smews |
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Origin of smew
Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.
Words that rhyme with smew
Questions about smew
- What does smew mean?
- Smew means a small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
- What is smew in Tamil?
- Smew in Tamil is யுரேசிய வாத்து. See Smew meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is smew?
- Smew is a noun.
- How do you pronounce smew?
- Smew is pronounced /ˈsmjuː/.
- What is the plural of smew?
- The plural of smew is smews.
Words near smew in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: smew (page history and authors); smew (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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