- barnacle goose
- Clake Clake, Claik Claik, n. (Zo["o]l.) The bernicle goose; -- now called {barnacle goose} and also called {clack goose}. [1913 Webster]
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barnacle goose — n. [from the popular notion that it grew from the BARNACLE] a European wild goose (Branta leucopsis) … English World dictionary
barnacle goose — ► NOUN ▪ a goose with a white face and black neck, breeding in arctic tundra. ORIGIN from the former belief that the bird hatched from barnacles … English terms dictionary
Barnacle Goose — Taxobox name = Barnacle Goose status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47150|title=Branta leucopsis|downloaded=11 May 2006] image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata… … Wikipedia
barnacle goose — noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north • Syn: ↑barnacle, ↑Branta leucopsis • Hypernyms: ↑goose • Member Holonyms: ↑Branta, ↑genus Branta * * * ˈbarnacle goose 7 … Useful english dictionary
barnacle goose — baltaskruostė berniklė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Branta leucopsis angl. barnacle goose vok. Weißwangengans, f rus. белощёкая казарка, f pranc. bernache nonnette, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – berniklės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
BARNACLE GOOSE MYTHS — The barnacle goose is a migratory bird, whose winter habitat is the Arctic region, when it is seldom seen outside the Arctic circle. In summer, however, large flocks are found on the western shores of the British Isles and other parts of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
barnacle goose — a wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe and Greenland. [1760 70; earlier barnacle, ME bernacle; cf. MF bernacle, NL bernacula, all deriv. of earlier ME bernak, bernekke, AL bernaca, OF bernaque, of uncert. orig.] * * * Species (Branta… … Universalium
barnacle-goose — barˈnacle goose or berˈnicle goose noun A wild black and white goose of N Europe (Branta leucopsis), once believed to develop from a barnacle (the gooseˈ barˈnacle) that attaches itself, esp to floating wood, by a thick stalk • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
barnacle goose — bar′nacle goose′ n. orn a wild goose of Arctic regions, Branta leucopsis, that winters in N Europe • Etymology: 1760–70; earlierbarnacle, ME bernacle; cf. MF bernacle, earlier ME bernak, bernekke, OF bernaque … From formal English to slang
barnacle goose — /ˈbanəkəl gus/ (say bahnuhkuhl goohs) noun a small wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe, with distinctive white facial markings. Also, bernicle goose …
