Crossword-Solution: GOOSANDER
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Goosander | n. | A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser. |
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| GOOSANDER | anagram | ANDROGEOS |
We have 3 clues for the answer “GOOSANDER”
| Clue | Answers |
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| DUCK with sharp serrated bill | 1 answer |
| sheldrake | 2 answers |
| type of duck | 15 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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greedy person
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Sentences with GOOSANDER (5)
The wants which the heron and the goosander now express by nods and winks, were then conveyed by plain, straightforward words; and the grunts and squeaks of the hog, and the bleating of the kid, and the neighing of the horse, and the howl of the dog, and the crowing of the cock, and the cackling of the hen, and the other means by which beasts, and birds, and other creatures, at this day make known their wants and wishes, were then unknown.
Fish forms an inappreciable portion of their food, with the two notorious exceptions of the goosander and merganser, though anglers are much exercised over the damage, real or alleged, done by these birds to their favourite roach and dace in the Thames.
But during the summer months nothing remained except the geese and sheldrake and the goosander, which is resident in Tibet and the Himalayas.
THE GOOSANDER MERGUS MERGANSER Head and crest greenish black; back black; speculum (not barred with black), under parts, wing-coverts, outer scapulars, and some of the quills, buff; bill red, the ridge and nail black; feet vermilion.
The Goosander is a regular winter visitor to the shores of Great Britain and Ireland, frequenting bays and estuaries, but preferring fresh-water rivers and lakes, where it makes great havoc among trout and other fish.