ember-goose

English

Alternative forms

embergoose, emmer-goose, imber-goose

Etymology

Calque of Norwegian emmer-gaas.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛmbəɡuːs/

Noun

ember-goose (plural ember-geese)

The great northern loon, Gavia immer.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 406:
  There is the distant cry of an embergoose, and then the moon slips up out of the grasp of the trees.

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