snow goose

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.

snow goose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snow goose¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

This smaller species of the Snow Goose nests on islands in rivers along the arctic coast.

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We had also a pair of Canada geese; a snow-goose, and three brant,—these last being the produce of a single shot.

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The skin, when stripped of its feathers, is of the same colour as the Snow Goose, and they are equally good eating.

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Both the bill and feet are of the same colour with those of the Snow Goose.

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In east, this species predominates in early spring migration whereas the Snow Goose is most numerous later.

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