magpie goose


noun
  1. a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.

Origin of magpie goose

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for magpie goose

magpie goose

noun
  1. a large black-and-white goose, Anseranas semipalmata, of N Australia and adjacent islands

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