goosander

noun

Etymology

Blend of goose + gander. The oldest known use is by Drayton (1622).

  1. derived from *ǵʰh₂éns
  2. inherited from *ganzô
  3. inherited from *ganʀō
  4. inherited from gandra
  5. inherited from gandre
  6. compounded as goosander — “goose + gander

Definitions

  1. A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere, that consume fish and are…

    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,

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