brant

[brant]

noun, plural brants, (especially collectively) brant.

any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.

Origin of brant

1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans

Also called brant goose; especially British, brent, brent goose.

brent

[brent]

noun Chiefly British.

brant.

Also called brent goose.

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British Dictionary definitions for brent goose

brent goose

noun

a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regionsAlso called: brent, (esp US and Canadian) brant

Word Origin for brent goose

C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse brandgās sheldrake

brant

noun plural brants or brant

US and Canadian a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regionsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): brent goose

Brent

noun

a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

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