solan-goose

  • 21Goose — Taxobox name = Goose image width = 240px image caption = Canada Goose, Branta canadensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves superordo = Galloanserae ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae subfamilia = Anserinae tribus = Anserini… …

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  • 22goose — gooselike, adj. /goohs/, n., pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5 7; v., goosed, goosing. n. 1. any of numerous wild or domesticated, web footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are… …

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  • 23solan — /soh leuhn/, n. a gannet. Also called solan goose. [1400 50; late ME soland < ON sula gannet + ond duck] * * * …

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  • 24solan — n. very large gannet; solan goose …

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  • 25solan — /ˈsoʊlən/ (say sohluhn) noun → northern gannet. Also, solan goose. {Middle English soland, from Old Norse sūla gannet} …

  • 26solan — n. (in full solan goose) a gannet, Sula bassana. Etymology: prob. f. ON suacutela gannet + oumlnd, and duck …

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  • 27A wild goose chase — 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},&#8230; …

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  • 28Fen 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},&#8230; …

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  • 29Sea 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},&#8230; …

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  • 30solan — so•lan [[t]ˈsoʊ lən[/t]] n. orn a gannet. Also called so′lan goose′ • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME soland &LT; ON sūla gannet +ǫnd duck …

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