APA: x̌ʷa:q̓ʷ
Parse: √xwaaqw’
Definition: merganser (common)
Scientific name: [Mergus merganser Linnaeus]
Ethnobiology: Many speakers regard this word as the name for both male and female common mergansers. Mergansers are also known as “sawbills” because they have saw-like teeth along the edges of their beaks, which they used to catch fish. The male has white sides and breast, a green head and a red bill. The female is grey with a white throat and long reddish-brown head feathers.