Chen

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noun

ˈken

: a genus (or subgenus of Anser) of geese having the adult plumage chiefly white see snow goose

chen-

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combining form

variants or cheno-

: goose

Chenopodium

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek chēn goose

Combining form

Greek chēn-, chēno-, from chēn

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