单词 | red-breasted goose |
释义 | > as lemmasred-breasted goose red-breasted goose n. a small migratory goose, Branta ruficollis, with mainly black plumage and a reddish-chestnut throat and breast, breeding in northern Siberia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Branta > branta ruficollis (red-breasted goose) red-breasted goose1785 red-necked barnacle1831 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 571 (heading) Red-Breasted Goose. 1886 Ibis No. 15. 380 The Red-breasted Goose, Bernicla ruficollis, is not now found in Upper Egypt. 1947 Times 22 Nov. 6/5 Red-breasted geese migrate in the winter to the southern shores of the Caspian sea. 1995 New Scientist 4 Mar. 50/2 The winter population trend for the red-breasted goose looks very encouraging. < as lemmas |
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