"goosander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goosanders [plural]
Etymology: Blend of goose + gander. The oldest known use is by Drayton (1622). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|goose|gander}} Blend of goose + gander Head templates: {{en-noun}} goosander (plural goosanders)
  1. A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers. Wikipedia link: goosander Categories (lifeform): Mergansers Synonyms: common merganser [North-American], Mergus merganser Translations (diving duck): голям потапник (goljam potapnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), morčák velký [masculine] (Czech), stor skallesluger [common-gender] (Danish), tannont [feminine] (Faroese), isokoskelo (Finnish), Säger (english: Mergus) [masculine] (German), Sägetaucher (english: Mergus) [masculine] (German), Gänsesäger (taxonomic: Mergus merganser) [masculine] (German), nagy bukó (Hungarian), kuussâgkuálsi (Inari Sami), gutsákgoalsse (Lule Sami), нурец (nurec) [masculine] (Macedonian), serra prima [feminine] (Maltese), gussagoalsi (Northern Sami), nurogęś [feminine] (Polish), кроха́ль (kroxálʹ) [masculine] (Russian), большо́й кроха́ль (bolʹšój kroxálʹ) (taxonomic: Mergus merganser) [masculine] (Russian), kuä´lss (Skolt Sami), liejpie-gåelsie (Southern Sami), serreta (english: Mergus) [feminine] (Spanish), serreta grande (taxonomic: Mergus merganser) [feminine] (Spanish), storskrake [common-gender] (Swedish), märgut (Volapük)

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