Goosander

  • 11goosander — n. Dishwasher, wagtail, dun diver (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor) …

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  • 12goosander — goo·san·der …

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  • 13goosander — goos•an•der [[t]guˈsæn dər[/t]] n. orn merganser • Etymology: 1615–25; alter. of gossander; perh. b. goose and obs. bergander sheldrake …

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  • 14goosander — /guˈsændə/ (say gooh sanduh) noun the European subspecies of the common merganser, Mergus merganser merganser. {originally gossander, ? from blend of goose1 and obsolete bergander shelduck, which it resembles in colouration} …

  • 15goosander — n. a large diving duck, Mergus merganser, with a narrow serrated bill. Etymology: prob. f. GOOSE + ander in bergander sheldrake …

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  • 16RMAS Goosander (A94) — RMAS Goosander (A95) was a mooring, salvage and boom vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. It saw service in the Falklands War. It has a sister ship, RMAS Pochard, and was built by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders in Leith …

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  • 17dundiver — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …

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  • 18M merganser — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …

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  • 19merganser — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20sawbill — Goosander Goos an der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English