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brent goose
(redirected from Black Brent Goose)

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brent goose [brɛnt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions also called brent (esp US and Canadian) brant
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse brandgās sheldrake]
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Noun1.brent goose - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southwardbrent goose - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Branta, genus Branta - wild geese
Branta bernicla, common brant goose - the best known variety of brant goose


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