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goosander
[ goo-san-der ]
noun
, British.
- a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
- any merganser.
goosander
/ ɡuːˈsændə /
noun
- a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goosander1
1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goosander1
C17: probably from goose 1+ Old Norse önd (genitive andar ) duck
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Example Sentences
Liguli live some days in the goosander, but they do not maintain their position.
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The habits of the Goosander and Merganser are so much alike that further detail is unnecessary.
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The females and young birds of the Goosander and Merganser are popularly called Dun-divers.
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Smew, smū, n. a bird of the family Anatid, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers.
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In the large goosander we have found one which has round its head four blades, crossing each other, toothed on the concave side.
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