Goosander
[goo-san-der] /guˈsæn dər/
noun, British.
1.
a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
2.
any merganser.
/ɡuːˈsændə/
noun
1.
a common merganser (a duck), Mergus merganser, of Europe and North America, having a dark head and white body in the male
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