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ember-goose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛmbəɡuːs/ (UK)

Etymology

Calque of Norwegian emmer-gaas.

Meanings

  1. The great northern loon, Gavia immer.
    • There is the distant cry of an embergoose, and then the moon slips up out of the grasp of the trees. 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 406:

Forms

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embergoose alternative lexicographic
imber-goose alternative lexicographic
ember-geese Number=Plur lexicographic
emmer-goose alternative lexicographic