Meaning of GOOSANDER
| Pronunciation: | | goo'sandur
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| | Definition: | | [n] common merganser of Europe and North America |
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| | Synonyms: | | Mergus merganser |
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| | See Also: | | fish duck, genus Mergus, merganser, Mergus, sawbill, sheldrake | |
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| | Definition: | | \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word
formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe
and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},
{sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See
{Merganser}.
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