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BARNACLE GOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barnacle goose mean?
• BARNACLE GOOSE (noun)
The noun BARNACLE GOOSE has 1 sense:
1. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Familiarity information: BARNACLE GOOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
barnacle; barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis
Hypernyms ("barnacle goose" is a kind of...):
goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)
Holonyms ("barnacle goose" is a member of...):
Branta; genus Branta (wild geese)
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