HyperDic: barnacle_goose

English > 1 sense of the expression barnacle goose:
NOUNanimalbarnacle goose, barnacle, Branta leucopsisEuropean goose smaller than the brant
English > barnacle goose: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningEuropean goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north.
Synonymsbarnacle, Branta leucopsis
Member ofBranta, genus Brantawild geese
Broadergooseweb-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger / larger and less aquatic than ducks
Spanishbarnacla cariblanca, barnacla
CatalanBranta leucopsis, oca de galta blanca, oca de ventre blanc

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