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sheldgoose

sheldgoose noun: any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.

sheldgoose: any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae
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Noun

sheldgoose (plural sheldgeese)

  1. Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.

Forms of sheldgoose

pluralsheldgeese

Origin of sheldgoose

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.

Questions about sheldgoose

What does sheldgoose mean?
Sheldgoose means any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.
What part of speech is sheldgoose?
Sheldgoose is a noun.
What is the plural of sheldgoose?
The plural of sheldgoose is sheldgeese.

Words near sheldgoose in the dictionary

  1. sheldduck
  2. sheldducks
  3. Shelden
  4. Sheldens
  5. sheldgeese
  6. sheldgoose
  7. Sheldon
  8. Sheldonian
  9. Sheldonville
  10. sheldrake
  11. sheldrakes

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