/gu:s ||; gus/noun [C] (plural geese /gi:s ||; gis/) a large white bird that is like a duck, but bigger. Geese are kept on farms for their meat and eggs. 鹅 ☞picture at duck 见duck插图 A male goose is called a gander and a young goose is a gosling. 公鹅叫gander，幼鹅叫gosling。