solan

Variant of solan (goose)

solan (goose) definition

so·lan (goose) (sō′lən)

noun

gannet

Etymology: Scot < ME soland < ON sūla, gannet + -and, -ǫnd, a duck, akin to OE ænid, Ger ente < IE *anet- > L anas

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