A type of freshwater duck with distinctive markings, found in Europe and Asia.
From Middle Dutch 'bergandsere' or related Germanic roots, possibly combining elements meaning 'steep/highland' and 'drake' (male duck). The term has been used since at least the 1500s in English.
Bargander is a wonderfully obscure English word that most people have never heard, yet it's a perfectly legitimate name for a real duck species—reminding us that English contains thousands of specialized terms for animals that most of us never encounter in modern life.
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