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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BERGANDER

n.[berg, a cliff ] A burrow duck; a duck that breeds in holes under cliffs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BERGANDER

Ber "gan *der, n. Etym: [Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose Cf. G.bergente, Dan. gravgaas.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European duck (Anas tadorna ). See Sheldrake.