goosander

English

Etymology

Blend of goose +‎ gander

Noun

goosander (plural goosanders)

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

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

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