Goosander

/ˈɡuːsændər/ noun

Definition

A large diving duck found in northern regions, with a long bill and sleek plumage; also called the common merganser.

Etymology

Compound word: 'goose' + 'ander' (from Dutch 'eend' meaning duck). Named because it's large like a goose but is actually a type of duck, from Dutch naturalists' terminology.

Kelly Says

Goosanders can dive deeper than almost any duck and swim underwater with their wings partially folded—they're like underwater aviators.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎ Osnaeder
go-o-san-der
ARالعربية
جوساندر
jo-san-der
BNবাংলা
গোসান্ডার
go-san-der
CACatalà
goosander
go-o-san-der
CSČeština
goosander
go-o-san-der
DADansk
goosander
go-o-san-der
DEDeutsch
Goosander
go-o-san-der
ELΕλληνικά
goosander
go-o-san-der
ESEspañol
goosander
go-o-san-der
FAفارسی
گوساندر
go-san-der
FISuomi
goosander
go-o-san-der
FRFrançais
goosander
go-o-san-der
GUGU
ગોસાન્ડર
go-san-der
HAHA
goosander
go-o-san-der
HEעברית
ג'וסנדר
go-san-der
HIहिन्दी
गूसान्डर
goo-san-der
HUMagyar
goosander
go-o-san-der
IDBahasa Indonesia
goosander
go-o-san-der
IGIG
goosander
go-o-san-der
ITItaliano
goosander
go-o-san-der
JA日本語
ゴオサンダー
go-o-san-da
KKKK
гоосандер
go-o-san-der
KMKM
គោសាន្ត
go-san-der
KO한국어
고오산더
go-o-san-der
MRMR
गोसांडर
go-san-der
MSBahasa Melayu
goosander
go-o-san-der
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုစန်ဒါ
go-san-da
NLNederlands
goosander
go-o-san-der
NONorsk
goosander
go-o-san-der
PAPA
ਗੋਸਾਂਡਰ
go-san-der
PLPolski
goosander
go-o-san-der
PTPortuguês
goosander
go-o-san-der
RORomână
goosander
go-o-san-der
RUРусский
гоосандер
go-o-san-der
SVSvenska
goosander
go-o-san-der
SWKiswahili
goosander
go-o-san-der
TAதமிழ்
கூசான்டர்
goo-san-der
TEతెలుగు
గుసాండర్
gu-san-der
THไทย
โกออสันเดอร์
go-o-san-der
TLTL
goosander
go-o-san-der
TRTürkçe
goosander
go-o-san-der
UKУкраїнська
гоосандер
go-o-san-der
URاردو
جوساندر
jo-san-der
VITiếng Việt
goosander
go-o-san-der
YOYO
goosander
go-o-san-der
ZH中文
鹅鸭
é yā
ZUZU
goosander
go-o-san-der

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