cargoose

English

A cargoose

Wikispecies

Etymology

Perhaps from Gaulish and Irish cir, cior (“(pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb”) + English goose.

Noun

cargoose (plural cargeese)

1. (dated) A species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.

References

• “cargoose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.