barnacle goose

barnacle goose

n. A waterfowl (Branta leucopsis) of northern Europe and Greenland that breeds in the Arctic and has a white face with a black streak between the eyes and bill.

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[Earlier barnacle; see barnacle.]

barnacle goose

n 1. (Animals) a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings 2. (Animals) a former name for brent goose [C13 bernekke, related to Late Latin bernaca, from the belief that the goose developed from a shellfish; ultimate origin obscure]

bar′nacle goose′

n. a wild goose of Arctic regions, Branta leucopsis, that winters in N Europe. [1760–70; earlier barnacle, Middle English bernacle; compare Middle French bernacle, earlier Middle English bernak, bernekke, Old French bernaque]

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Noun

1.

barnacle goose - European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far northBranta leucopsis, barnaclegoose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducksBranta, genus Branta - wild geese

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