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gander
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gan·der  (gndr)
n.
1. A male goose.
2. Informal A look or glance: "Everyone turns and takes a gander at the yokels" (Garrison Keillor).
3. Informal A simpleton; a ninny.

[Middle English, from Old English gandra; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.]

gander [ˈgændə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a male goose
2. Informal a quick look (esp in the phrase take (or have) a gander)
3. Informal a simpleton
[Old English gandra, ganra; related to Low German and Dutch gander and to gannet]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gandergander - mature male goose                    
goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Translations
gander [ˈgændəʳ] N
1. (Zool) → ganso m (macho)
2. to have or take a ganderechar un vistazo (at a)

gander [ˈgændər] n (= male goose) → jars m

gander
n
Gänserich m, → Ganter m (dial)
(inf) to have or take a gander at somethingauf etw (acc)einen Blick werfen; let’s have a gander!gucken wir mal! (inf); (= let me/us look)lass mal sehen!

gander [ˈgændəʳ] n (Zool) → oca maschio
gander [ˈgændəʳ] n (Zool) → oca maschio

gander
n gander [ˈgӕndə]
a male goose. gansmannetjie ذَكَر الأوَز гъсок houser gase der Gänserich αρσενική χήνα ganso macho isahani غاز نر uroshanhi jars אַווָז नर बत्तख, हंस gusan gúnár angsa jantan gæsarsteggur papero ガチョウの雄 거위의 수컷 žąsinas zostēviņš angsa jantan gander gasse gąsior ganso gâscan гусак gunár gosjak gusan gåskarl ห่านตัวผู้ erkek kaz 雄鵝 гусак نر بطخ con ngỗng đực


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