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magpie-goose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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.

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  • Catalan: oca garsera — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鵲鵝 /鹊鹅 (què'é) — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Czech: husovec strakatý — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Dutch: ekstergans — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Esperanto: piga ansero — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Finnish: puuhanhi — Anseranas semipalmata
  • French: canaroie semipalmée — Anseranas semipalmata
  • German: Spaltfußgans — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Japanese: 鵲雁 (kasasagigan) — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Korean: 까치기러기 (kkachigireogi) — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Mudburra: nguknguk — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Russian: полула́пчатый гусь (polulápčatyj gusʹ) — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Spanish: ganso urraco — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Spanish: ganso overo — Anseranas semipalmata
  • Ukrainian: урако (urako) — Anseranas semipalmata