snow goose

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noun

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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Origin of snow goose

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

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How to use snow goose in a sentence

This smaller species of the Snow Goose nests on islands in rivers along the arctic coast.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
We had also a pair of Canada geese; a snow-goose, and three brant,—these last being the produce of a single shot.
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid
The skin, when stripped of its feathers, is of the same colour as the Snow Goose, and they are equally good eating.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772|Samuel Hearne
Both the bill and feet are of the same colour with those of the Snow Goose.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772|Samuel Hearne

In east, this species predominates in early spring migration whereas the Snow Goose is most numerous later.
Check-list of the Birds of Kansas|Harrison B Tordoff

British Dictionary definitions for snow goose

snow goose

noun

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

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