- Solan goose
- Solan goose So"lan goose` [Icel. s?la; akin to Norw. sula.] (Zo["o]l.) The common gannet. [1913 Webster]
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Solan goose
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Solan goose — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solan (goose) — or solan [sō′lən] n. 〚Scot < ME soland < ON sūla, gannet + and, ǫnd, a duck, akin to OE ænid, Ger ente < IE * anet > L anas〛 GANNET * * * … Universalium
solan (goose) — or solan [sō′lən] n. [Scot < ME soland < ON sūla, gannet + and, ǫnd, a duck, akin to OE ænid, Ger ente < IE * anet > L anas] GANNET … English World dictionary
solan (goose) — or solan [sō′lən] n. [Scot < ME soland < ON sūla, gannet + and, ǫnd, a duck, akin to OE ænid, Ger ente < IE * anet > L anas] GANNET … English World dictionary
solan goose — noun very large white gannet with black wing tips • Syn: ↑solan, ↑solant goose, ↑Sula bassana • Hypernyms: ↑gannet • Member Holonyms: ↑Sula, ↑genus Sula * * * … Useful english dictionary
solan goose — Gannet Gan net, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. [1913 Webster] Note … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solan goose — n. very large gannet … English contemporary dictionary
solan-goose — n. Gannet (Sula barsanus) … New dictionary of synonyms
Goose — (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Goose barnacle — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
