GOOSANDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goosander mean? 

• GOOSANDER (noun)
  The noun GOOSANDER has 1 sense:

1. common merganser of Europe and North America

  Familiarity information: GOOSANDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOOSANDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common merganser of Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

goosander; Mergus merganser

Hypernyms ("goosander" is a kind of...):

fish duck; merganser; sawbill; sheldrake (large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)

Holonyms ("goosander" is a member of...):

genus Mergus; Mergus (mergansers)