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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean빗올히 (Yale: pis.wolhi).
Probably from 빗 (Yale: pis, “comb”) + 올히 (Yale: wolhi, “duck”) (Modern Korean 오리 (ori)). These fish-eaters have sharply serrated bills, hence also known as Englishsawbill, Dutchzaagbek, Spanishserreta, and Korean "comb duck."
바다비오리 (badabiori) (Note: Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, only red-breasted mergansers being common on the sea.)
References
National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “비오리 [biori]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]
Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN
