Definition
Plural form of embergoose; historical term for a type of goose associated with embers or fire, possibly great northern divers or similar water birds.
Etymology
From 'ember' (glowing coal or fire) plus 'geese' (plural of goose). The term is archaic and appears in older ornithological texts; the exact bird reference is debated among historians.
Kelly Says
Medieval people called certain diving birds 'embergeese' probably because they thought the birds' red eyes looked like burning embers—it's a reminder that before scientific naming, people named animals based on quick visual impressions and folklore rather than biology.
Translations
ARالعربية
بطة نار
bat-tah na-ar
BNবাংলা
কয়লা বারা
koi-la ba-ra
CACatalà
ànec de carbó
a-nek deh kar-boh
CSČeština
uhlíková husa
uhlí-ková hu-sa
DEDeutsch
Embergänse
em-ber-gan-seh
ELΕλληνικά
καρβουνάτο γουρνάκι
kar-voo-na-to gor-nak-i
ESEspañol
ganso de brasa
gan-soh deh brah-sah
FAفارسی
غاز زغال
gaaz za-ghal
FISuomi
hiilihanhi
hii-li-han-hi
FRFrançais
oie de braise
wazi deh brayz
GUGU
ખેલો ગીસ
khelo gee-s
HEעברית
ברזל ינשוף
bar-zel yin-shoof
HIहिन्दी
कोयला गिद्ध
koi-la giddh
HUMagyar
szénmadár
szen-ma-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
angsa bara
ang-sah ba-rah
IGIG
egbe ozu
eh-gbeh oh-zoo
ITItaliano
oca di brace
o-kah dee brah-tseh
KKKK
коксу көктере
kok-su kok-te-re
KMKM
ក្បាយក្រម
k-ba-y kra-m
MRMR
कोळसा मोर
kol-sa mor
MSBahasa Melayu
ansar arang
an-sar ar-ang
MYမြန်မာ
燃える雁
me-nar-e gan
NLNederlands
kolen ganzen
ko-len gan-zen
PAPA
ਕੋਇਲਾ 鳩
koi-la j-a-t
PLPolski
gęś węglowa
gęsh ve-glo-va
PTPortuguês
ganso-brasa
gan-soh-brah-sah
RORomână
gâsca de cărbune
gâs-ka deh kar-bu-ne
RUРусский
угольный гусь
ugo-lny gu-s'
SVSvenska
kolgös
kol-geus
SWKiswahili
kuku ya makaa
ku-ku ya ma-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கரிக்குருவி
kari-kur-u-vi
TLTL
irog na apoy
i-rog na a-poy
TRTürkçe
kömür kazanası
kömür ka-za-na-sı
UKУкраїнська
вугільна качка
vu-hil-na ka-chka
URاردو
کول گانس
kool gan-s
VITiếng Việt
vịt than
vit than
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀
eh-ko oh-po
ZH中文
火 ember 雁
huǒ ember yàn
ZUZU
isilwane esifuthiwe
ee-si-lwa-neh eh-si-fu-thee-weh