Meanings
nouncargoose (plural cargeese)
plural cargeese
- datedA species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.
Origin
Perhaps from Gaulish and Irish cir, cior (“(pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb”) + English goose.
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cargoose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargoose
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“cargoose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargoose. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cargoose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargoose.
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