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Webster 1913 Edition


Goosander

Goos′anˊder

,
Noun.
[OE.
gossander
, a tautological word formed fr.
goose + gander
. Cf.
Merganser
.]
(Zool.)
A species of merganser (
M. merganser
) of Northern Europe and America; – called also
merganser
,
dundiver
,
sawbill
,
sawneb
,
shelduck
, and
sheldrake
. See
Merganser
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Goosander

GOOS'ANDER

,
Noun.
A migratory fowl of the genus Mergus, the diver or plunger; called also merganser.

Definition 2024


goosander

goosander

English

Noun

goosander (plural goosanders)

  1. A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.

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