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单词 rosss goose
释义

Ross's goosen.

Brit. /ˌrɒsᵻz ˈɡuːs/, U.S. /ˌrɔsəz ˈɡus/, /ˌrɑsəz ˈɡus/
Forms: 1800s– Ross' goose, 1800s– Ross's goose, 1900s– Ross goose.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Ross , goose n.
Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Bernard R. Ross (1827–74), factor of the Hudson's Bay Company + goose n., after scientific Latin Anser rossii (J. Cassin 1861, in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 72).
A small Arctic goose, Anser rossii (or Chen rossii), which is typically white with black wing tips and resembles a small snow goose.
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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of
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saddleback1885
1873 E. Coues Check List N. Amer. Birds 93 (list) Anser Rossi Bd. Ross' Goose.
1908 C. Mair Through Mackenzie Basin 320 At Fort Chipewyan..Ross's goose is the last to arrive in the spring.
1947 C. E. Gillham Raw North 175 He kindly interpreted for me while I interviewed his natives regarding the whereabouts of the Ross's goose.
1966 W. E. Godfrey Birds of Canada 52/2 White or greyish-white geese with black wing tips, they are likely to be confused with Ross's Goose.
2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing iii. 271 I am looking at..Ross' geese (the gulf is the nesting area for most of the world's population).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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