1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.
2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments. — Mer`e*tri"cious*ly, adv. — Mer`e*tri"cious*ness, n.
MERGANSER Mer*gan"ser, n. Etym: [Sp. mergánsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ánsar goose, L. anser.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.
Note: The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator) inhabits both
hemispheres. It is called also sawbill, harle, and sheldrake. The
American merganser (M. Americanus.) and the hooded merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus) are well-known species.
— White merganser, the smew or white nun.
MERGE
Merge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merged; p. pr. & vb. n. Merging.] Etym:
[L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.]
Defn: To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
To merge all natural … sentiment in inordinate vanity. Burke.
Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties
of patriots. De Quincey.
MERGE
Merge, v. i.
Defn: To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.
Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives. I. Taylor.
MERGER
Mer"ger, n.