sheldgoose

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noun

Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.

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Meanings

nounsheldgoose (plural sheldgeese)

plural sheldgeese

  1. Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.

Origin

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + goose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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