barnacle goose
barnacle goose · barnacle geese
казарка белощёкая
Weißwangengans, Weisswangengans, Nonnengans
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern…A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Meaning
1 sensesA black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Weißwangengans, Weisswangengans, Nonnengans
каза́рка белощёкаяkazárka beloščókaja
More definitions
- European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Branta leucopsis:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Branta leucopsis:
Origin
Because this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented aBecause this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose.
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Forms
plural: barnacle geese| Singular | barnacle goose |
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| Plural | barnacle geese |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north:barnacleBranta leucopsis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular