goose
n. countablen. a large water bird with a long neck that is similar to a duck but bigger. You often see them in parks or on farms.
n. a large web-footed bird of the family Anatidae, typically larger than a duck and smaller than a swan. The term is also used specifically for the female bird, as opposed to the male gander.
A large goose is swimming in the pond.
The farmer keeps a flock of geese to help protect the property from intruders.
Migratory geese are known for flying in a distinctive V-formation to reduce wind resistance and conserve energy during long-distance journeys.
PIE word *ǵʰh₂éns From Middle English goos, gos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognates Compare West Frisian goes, North Frisian göis (also Fering-Öömrang dialect North Frisian gus; Sölring dialect North Frisian Guus; Heligoland dialect North Frisian gus), Low German Goos, Gans, Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian gås, Icelandic gæs, Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá). * The tailor's iron is so called from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose.
The plural form is irregular: 'geese'.
I saw three gooses in the park.I saw three geese in the park.The plural of goose is geese; it does not follow the standard -s suffix rule.