Ross's goose

noun

ˌrȯ|sə̇z- also ˌrä|

: a very small white goose (Chen rossii) that breeds in arctic America and migrates through western North America

Word History

Etymology

after Bernard R. Ross †1874 Irish fur trader

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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