barnacle goose
Americannoun
noun
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a N European goose, Branta leucopsis , that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
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a former name for brent goose
Etymology
Origin of barnacle goose
1760–70; earlier barnacle, Middle English bernacle; compare Middle French bernacle, New Latin bernacula, all derivative of earlier Middle English bernak, bernekke, Anglo-Latin bernaca, Old French bernaque, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Studies are being undertaken to try to establish the age of the dead birds in order to clarify the long-term impact on the barnacle goose colony.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2022
A barnacle goose believed to be the oldest on record has been spotted on the Solway Firth.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2014
Unlike the Vegetable Lamb, the barnacle goose myth was based on a real animal, a European goose species, Branta leucopsis.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2013
The Vegetable Lamb myth gave rise to an equally fantastical creature, the barnacle goose.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2013
On Spitzbergen besides the barnacle goose we meet with the closely allied species Anser leucopsis, Bechst.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
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