Bernicle

Bernicle: Bernicle Ber"ni*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st {Barnacle}.] A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.] [1913 Webster]
{Bernicle goose} (Zo["o]l.), a goose ({Branta leucopsis}), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea ({Lepas}), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. See {Anatifa} and {Cirripedia}. [1913 Webster]

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bernicle — [ bɛrnikl ] ou bernique [ bɛrnik ] n. f. • 1742; bret. bernic ♦ Patelle. « Nous prenions les berniques au bout de nos couteaux, et nous les mangions toutes vivantes » (Loti). bernicle [bɛʀnikl] ou bernique [bɛʀnik] n. f. ÉTYM. 1742; … Encyclopédie Universelle
bernicle — (bèr ni kl ) s. f. 1° Bernicle, oie bernicle, dite vulgairement cravan. 2° Sorte de coquille univalve (patella, L.). ÉTYMOLOGIE Autre forme de bernacle … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bernicle — ˈbərnə̇kəl noun or bernicle goose ( s) Etymology: Middle French : barnacle goose … Useful english dictionary
Bernicle goose — Bernicle Ber ni*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st {Barnacle}.] A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bernicle goose — [bʉr′ni kəl] n. BARNACLE GOOSE * * * … Universalium
bernicle goose — [bʉr′ni kəl] n. BARNACLE GOOSE … English World dictionary
bernicle goose — noun see bernicle … Useful english dictionary
bernicle — ber·ni·cle … English syllables
bernicle — n. barnacle goose … Dictionary of difficult words
bernicle goose — /ˈbɜnɪkəl gus/ (say bernikuhl goohs) noun → barnacle goose …

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