goosander

goos·an·der

G0196800 (go͞o-săn′dər)n. Chiefly British A fish-eating duck (Mergus merganser), the male of which has a glossy greenish-black head and a white body.

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[Perhaps goose + -ander (possibly as in obsolete and dialectal bergander, sheldrake); probably akin to Old Norse önd and Old High German anut, duck.]

goosander

(ɡuːˈsændə) n (Animals) a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male[C17: probably from goose¹ + Old Norse önd (genitive andar) duck]

mer•gan•ser

(mərˈgæn sər)

n., pl. -sers, (esp. collectively) -ser. any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the genera Mergus and Lophodytes, having a narrow bill serrated at the edges. Also called goosander. [1745–55; < New Latin, = Latin merg(us) kind of aquatic bird (compare mergere to plunge, immerse) + ānser goose]

Thesaurus

Noun

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goosander - common merganser of Europe and North AmericaMergus mergansergenus Mergus, Mergus - mergansersfish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

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