Goosander Definition

go͝o-săndər
noun
A fish-eating duck (Mergus merganser), the male of which has a glossy greenish-black head and a white body.
American Heritage
The common merganser.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
goosander
Plural:
goosanders

Origin of Goosander

  • Perhaps goose -ander (possibly as in obsolete and dialectal bergander sheldrake) probably akin to Old Norse önd Old High German anut duck

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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