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goosander
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goos·an·der  (g-sndr)
n. Chiefly British
A fish-eating duck (Mergus merganser), the male of which has a glossy greenish-black head and a white body.

[Origin unknown.]

goosander [guːˈsændə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male
[probably from goose1 + Old Norse önd (genitive andar) duck]
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Noun1.goosander - common merganser of Europe and North Americagoosander - common merganser of Europe and North America
genus Mergus, Mergus - mergansers
fish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
Translations
goosander [guːˈsændəʳ] nsmergo maggiore


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