cargoose Meaning, Definition & Usage

Car"goose` noun
Etymology
Perh. fr. Gael. & Ir. cir, cior (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + E. goose. Cf. Crebe.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.

Webster 1913