magpie-goose

noun

A bird of species Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.

Meanings

nounmagpie-goose (plural magpie-geese)

plural magpie-geese · alternative magpie goose

  1. A bird of species Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.

Translations

Catalan oca garsera
  • oca garseraAnseranas semipalmata
Chinese Mandarin 鵲鵝 /鹊鹅
  • 鵲鵝 /鹊鹅 (què'é)Anseranas semipalmata
Czech husovec strakatý
  • husovec strakatýAnseranas semipalmata
Dutch ekstergans
  • ekstergansAnseranas semipalmata
Esperanto piga ansero
  • piga anseroAnseranas semipalmata
Finnish puuhanhi
  • puuhanhiAnseranas semipalmata
French canaroie semipalmée
  • canaroie semipalméeAnseranas semipalmata
German Spaltfußgans
  • SpaltfußgansAnseranas semipalmata
Japanese 鵲雁
  • 鵲雁 (kasasagigan)Anseranas semipalmata
Korean 까치기러기
  • 까치기러기 (kkachigireogi)Anseranas semipalmata
Russian полула́пчатый гусь
  • полула́пчатый гусь (polulápčatyj gusʹ)Anseranas semipalmata
Spanish ganso urraco, ganso overo
  • ganso urracoAnseranas semipalmata
  • ganso overoAnseranas semipalmata
Ukrainian урако
  • урако (urako)Anseranas semipalmata
Cite this entry
APA

magpie-goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magpie-goose

MLA

“magpie-goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magpie-goose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magpie-goose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magpie-goose.

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