brant goose

brant goose
A small member of the goose family (Anatidae),

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  • Brant Goose — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

  • brant-goose — see brant n …   Useful english dictionary

  • brant goose — noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward • Syn: ↑brant, ↑brent, ↑brent goose • Hypernyms: ↑goose • Hyponyms: ↑common brant goose, ↑Branta bernicla …   Useful english dictionary

  • common brant goose — noun the best known variety of brant goose • Syn: ↑Branta bernicla • Hypernyms: ↑brant, ↑brant goose, ↑brent, ↑brent goose …   Useful english dictionary

  • brant — /brant/, n., pl. brants, (esp. collectively) brant. any of several species of small, dark colored geese of the genus Branta, esp. B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn. Also called brant goose; esp.… …   Universalium

  • brant — [[t]brænt[/t]] n. pl. brants, (esp. collectively)brant. orn a small, dark colored goose of arctic regions, Branta bernicla, that winters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts Also called brant′ goose ; esp. brit.,brent Etymology: 1535–45; short… …   From formal English to slang

  • brant — n. Brent, brand goose, brant goose (Anser bernicia, Bernicia brenta) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Brant — (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brant — [brant] n. pl. brants or brant [< ?] any of a genus (Branta) of wild geese of Europe and North America, including the Canada goose and the barnacle goose; esp., a species ( B. bernicla) found chiefly in the E U.S. and N Canada …   English World dictionary

  • Brant — may refer to:People: * Henry Brant (1913 2008), Canadian born composer, long in U.S. * Joseph Brant (c. 1743 1807), Iroquois leader * Mary Brant (c. 1736 1796), Iroquois leader * Sebastian Brant (1457 1521), a German humanist and… …   Wikipedia

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