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noun
a wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe and Greenland.
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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
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barnacle goose
noun
a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
a former name for brent goose
Word Origin for barnacle goose
C13 bernekke, related to Late Latin bernaca, from the belief that the goose developed from a shellfish; ultimate origin obscure
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