goosander

[ goo-san-der ]

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

  2. any merganser.

Origin of goosander

1
1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)

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goosander

/ (ɡuːˈsændə) /


noun
  1. a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male

Origin of goosander

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

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