snow goose

American  

noun

1. a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens.

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snow goose British  

noun

1. a North American goose, Anser hyperboreus (or Chen hyperborea or A. caerulescens ), having a white plumage with black wing tips

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Etymology

Origin of snow goose

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

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snow goose

Those birds include a sandhill crane in Connell, Washington, a Canada goose in Whatcom County and a snow goose in Moses Lake, she said.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022

She received a lot of attention as the only snow goose in the area and was named Derek, a name which stuck even after it was discovered she was female.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021

In the snow goose study, Barnas compared geese stress levels between days with a drone overflight and days without one.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2018

Where she used to tell people to plan their visits for the end of October, more recently, she’s suggested closer to Thanksgiving to get the peak of migration for snow goose and other waterfowl.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2016

The snow goose dæmon wheeled and flew down toward the roof, beating his great wings inward to help him slow down, and landed with a clatter on the pantiles below the sill.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman