| 单词 | cravat goose |
| 释义 | > as lemmascravat goose cravat goose n. [after French oie à cravate (1783 (also in form oie à cravatte ) in the source translated in quot. 1793)] now rare the Canada goose, Branta canadensis, which has a band of white extending under the chin from ear to ear. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Branta > branta canadensis (Canada goose) Canada goose1676 cravat goose1793 bustard1831 honker1836 Canada1871 trumpeter1897 1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds IX. 71 (heading) The Cravat Goose. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 308 The Canada Goose, or Cravat Goose..L'Oie à cravate of the French. 1902 G. A. Brown Stud. Stock Breeding 409 The finest table goose is the hybrid from the Canada or Cravat goose and the common species. In this case, however, the hybrids are said to be sterile. 2006 North Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 7 Dec. 41 The white chin area on the neck, showing clearly against the black neck, gave it the name of Cravat Goose. < as lemmas |
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