goosander

[ goo-san-der ]

/ guˈsæn dər /

noun British.

a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.

any merganser.

Origin of goosander

1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)

Words nearby goosander

goon squad, goop, goopy, goorie, go or no-go, goosander, goose, goose barnacle, Goose Bay, gooseberry, gooseberry bush

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Example sentences from the Web for goosander

Smew, smū, n. a bird of the family Anatid, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The Goosander, in our islands, is as yet only known to breed in a few localities in the Highlands.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon
The females and young birds of the Goosander and Merganser are popularly called Dun-divers.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
In its habits and in the haunts it frequents, the Goosander very closely resembles its smaller ally.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon

The habits of the Goosander and Merganser are so much alike that further detail is unnecessary.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for goosander

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

Word Origin for goosander

C17: probably from goose 1 + Old Norse önd (genitive andar) duck

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单词	goosander
释义	goosander [ goo-san-der ] / guˈsæn dər / noun British. a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America. any merganser. Origin of goosander 1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?) Words nearby goosander goon squad, goop, goopy, goorie, go or no-go, goosander, goose, goose barnacle, Goose Bay, gooseberry, gooseberry bush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goosander Smew, smū, n. a bird of the family Anatid, in the same genus as the goosander and mergansers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various The Goosander, in our islands, is as yet only known to breed in a few localities in the Highlands. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon The females and young birds of the Goosander and Merganser are popularly called Dun-divers. British Birds in their Haunts\|Rev. C. A. Johns In its habits and in the haunts it frequents, the Goosander very closely resembles its smaller ally. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon The habits of the Goosander and Merganser are so much alike that further detail is unnecessary. British Birds in their Haunts\|Rev. C. A. Johns British Dictionary definitions for goosander 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 Word Origin for goosander C17: probably from goose 1 + Old Norse önd (genitive andar) duck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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