halfgans

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of half (“half”) +‎ gans (“goose”).

Noun

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halfgans f (plural halfganzen, diminutive halfgansje n)

  1. a large duck, generally referring to birds of the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, such as shelducks and sheldgeese

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