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- [goo-san-der]
- /guˈsæn dər/
- /ɡuː.ˈsæn.də/
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- [goo-san-der]
- /guˈsæn dər/
Definitions of goosander word
- noun goosander a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America. 1
- noun goosander any merganser. 1
- noun goosander A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers. 1
- noun goosander a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male 0
- noun goosander the common merganser 0
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Origin of goosander
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)
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Parts of speech for Goosander
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goosander popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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