velvetbreast

English

Etymology

From velvet +‎ breast.

Noun

velvetbreast (plural velvetbreasts)

1. (US, dated) The goosander (Mergus merganser).

Derived terms

• mountain velvetbreast

 

References

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