goosander

English

Etymology

Blend of goose +‎ gander

Noun

goosander (plural goosanders)

1. A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.

Synonyms

• (North American) common merganser, Mergus merganser

Translations

diving duck

• Bulgarian: голям потапник m (goljam potapnik)
• Czech: morčák velký m
• Danish: stor skallesluger c
• Faroese: tannont f
• Finnish: isokoskelo (fi)
• German: Säger (de) m (Mergus), Sägetaucher m (Mergus), Gänsesäger m (Mergus merganser)
• Inari Sami: kuussâgkuálsi
• Lule Sami: gutsákgoalsse
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• Macedonian: нурец m (nurec)
• Northern Sami: gussagoalsi
• Polish: nurogęś (pl) f
• Russian: кроха́ль (ru) m (kroxálʹ), большо́й кроха́ль m (bolʹšój kroxálʹ) (Mergus merganser)
• Skolt Sami: kuä´lss
• Southern Sami: liejpie-gåelsie
• Spanish: serreta (es) f (Mergus), serreta grande f (Mergus merganser)
• Swedish: storskrake (sv) c
• Volapük: märgut