Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK)A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla.

    Ringelgans

    чёрная каза́ркаčórnaja kazárka

    казарка чорнаkazarka čorna

More definitions
  • small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
small member of the goose family:
Русский
By meaning 1
small member of the goose family:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small member of the goose family:

Origin

The first word is perhaps from branded, meaning brindled.

The first word is perhaps from branded, meaning brindled.

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Forms

plural: brent geese

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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