Chinese goose
- noun
:
ganso chino
- Many farmers raise the Chinese goose for both meat and ornamental purposes.
Examples
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The Chinese goose is easily recognized by the prominent knob on its bill.
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A flock of Chinese geese walked gracefully across the meadow.
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The Chinese goose is known for its large size.
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Many farmers raise Chinese geese for their meat.
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The farmer raised several Chinese geese for their large size and tasty meat.
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During the festival, we admired the beautiful Chinese geese waddling around the pond.
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Many people choose Chinese geese because they are known for their friendly nature and good temperament.
Synonyms
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A large water bird with webbed feet and a long neck that often flies south in groups in autumn
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a B1 learner who knows 'Chinese' (from China) and 'goose' (a waterbird) will readily infer it denotes a goose associated with China. While specific breed details (e.g. the bill knob) are specialist, the basic referent and meaning are transparently derived from the constituents and mirror common cross‑linguistic patterns.
Etymology
Chinese goose is the name of a domestic bird that came from China and is a type of goose. These birds often have a clear knob on their bill, a strong picture that helps you remember the phrase means 'a large domestic goose from China'.