barnacle goose
English
editEtymology
editBecause this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose.
Noun
editbarnacle goose (plural barnacle geese)
- A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Translations
editBranta leucopsis
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References
edit- barnacle goose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Branta leucopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Branta leucopsis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons