dər noun British.
1.
a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
2.
any merganser.
Origin:
1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)
1615–25; alteration of gossander; perhaps blend of goose and obsolete bergander shelduck (< ?)
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| —n | |
| a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male | |
| [C17: probably from | |
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Goosander
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