单词 | black brant |
释义 | > as lemmasblack brant black brant n. a brent goose of the subspecies Branta bernicla nigricans, having a very dark back and head and strongly contrasting white flank and breeding in Alaska. Formerly regarded as a separate species. ΚΠ 1805 W. Clark Jrnl. 16 Nov. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) VI. 53 My Servt. York killed 2 Geese & 8 white, black and Speckle Brants. 1922 V. Stefánsson My Life with Eskimo 469 East of Richard Island the Black Brant and Longspurs had just begun to lay. 1999 Birdwatch Apr. 21/1 Rare and distinctive subspecies like Black Brant, Green-winged Teal and Black-headed Wagtail. < as lemmas |
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