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gronker 
n. a kind of large gray goose, Branta canadensis, with a black head and neck and white cheek patches.
See also: Canada goose
- 1785 (1916) [We saw] a very large species of gray goose--they have a deep harsh note, and are called Gronkers, by others Barren Geese, from its being assumed that they never lay eggs.
- 1959 Eastern Canada Goose [is also called . . . gronker. . . .
- 1785 (1916) [We saw] a very large species of gray goose--they have a deep harsh note, and are called Gronkers, by others Barren Geese, from its being assumed that they never lay eggs.