BRANTA LEUCOPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Branta leucopsis mean? 

• BRANTA LEUCOPSIS (noun)
  The noun BRANTA LEUCOPSIS has 1 sense:

1. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

  Familiarity information: BRANTA LEUCOPSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRANTA LEUCOPSIS (noun)

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 ("Branta leucopsis" is a kind of...):

goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)

Holonyms ("Branta leucopsis" is a member of...):

Branta; genus Branta (wild geese)