Brant

Brant  (brnt), Joseph Originally Thayendanegea. 1742-1807.

Mohawk leader who supported the British in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

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brant  (brnt)

n. pl. brant or brants

Any of several small, dark wild geese of the genus Branta that breed in Arctic regions, especially B. bernicla, having a black neck and head.

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[Variant of brent(-goose), possibly from Middle English brende, brindled; see brindled.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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brant - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward brant goose, brent, brent goose 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