goosander en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of goose + gander. The oldest known use is by Drayton (1622).
Meanings
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A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere, that consume fish and are common on lakes and rivers.
As they above the rest were Lords of Earth and Ayre. The Gossander with them, my goodly Fennes doe show His head as Ebon blacke, the rest as white as Snow,
1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 25 p. 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goosanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
common merganser · Mergus merganser
Translations (24)
hu nagy bukó (diving duck) · de Säger (diving duck) · pl nurogęś (diving duck) · smn kuussâgkuálsi (diving duck) · ru большо́й кроха́ль (diving duck) · fi isokoskelo (diving duck) · sma liejpie-gåelsie (diving duck) · tr büyük tarakdiş (diving duck) · mt serra prima (diving duck) · mk нурец (diving duck) · vo märgut (diving duck) · smj gutsákgoalsse (diving duck) · sv storskrake (diving duck) · bg голям потапник (diving duck) · fo tannont (diving duck) · cs morčák velký (diving duck) · es serreta (diving duck) · se gussagoalsi (diving duck) · de Sägetaucher (diving duck) · ru кроха́ль (diving duck) · es serreta grande (diving duck) · sms kuä´lss (diving duck) · da stor skallesluger (diving duck) · de Gänsesäger (diving duck)