Definition of goosander Goosander
goos•an•der
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What does goosander mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: goosanders |
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| goosander - common merganser of Europe and North America | ||
| Mergus merganser | ||
| fish duck, merganser, sawbill, sheldrake large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges | ||
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Wiktionary 
- goosander (Noun)
A merganser, Mergus merganser , of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- goosander (n.)
A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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goosander
gōōs-an′dėr, n. a web-footed bird in the duck family, in the same genus as the Mergansers, a native of the Arctic regions. [Formed from goose and gander.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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goosander
The Mergus merganser, a northern sea-fowl, allied to the duck, with a straight, narrow, and serrated bill, hooked at the point.
Part of speech
🔤- goosander, noun, singular of goosanders.
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