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词汇 red goose
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Definition of red goose in English:

red goose

noun ˈrɛd ɡuːs
  • 1The greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Now rare.

  • 2Chiefly in India: the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Origin

Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From red + goose. In sense 1 after Dutch rotgans and German Rotgans, with the first element interpreted (wrongly in the case of the Dutch word) as meaning ‘red’.

Definition of red goose in US English:

red goose

nounˈrɛd ɡuːs
  • 1The greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Now rare.

  • 2Chiefly in India: the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Origin

Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From red + goose. In sense 1 after Dutch rotgans and German Rotgans, with the first element interpreted (wrongly in the case of the Dutch word) as meaning ‘red’.

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