- cargoose
- cargoose /kärˈgoos/noun (pl carˈgeese)The crested grebeORIGIN: ON kjarr copsewood, and ↑goose
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Cargoose — Car goose , n. [Perh. fr. Gael. & Ir. cir, cior (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + E. goose. Cf. {Crebe}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of grebe ({Podiceps crisratus}); the crested grebe. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Podiceps crisratus — Cargoose Car goose , n. [Perh. fr. Gael. & Ir. cir, cior (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + E. goose. Cf. {Crebe}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of grebe ({Podiceps crisratus}); the crested grebe. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
