单词 | pied brant |
释义 | > as lemmaspied brant pied brant n. (also †pied brant-goose) now North American the white-fronted goose Anser albifrons; also called speckled brant. ΚΠ 1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 119 Here are Ducks, white and pied brant-Geese, grey Gulls, Sea-Mews, Sea-Divers and Penguins on the Water. 1849 J. L. Motley Merry-mount I. i. 2 Pied brant-geese, blue and green winged teal, two or three long-necked, long-billed cranes. 1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 11 Pied Brant, known in various parts of the West as Prairie Brant, Speckled Belly, and Speckled Brant. 1982 R. Elman Hunter's Field Guide 295 White-fronted Goose... Common & Regional Names... speckled brant, pied brant, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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