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noun, plural brants, (especially collectively) brant.
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
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1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans
1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans
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Joseph (Thayendanegea), 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the american revolution.
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a male given name.
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brant
(Branta bernicla), water bird that resembles small, short-necked forms of the Canada goose but is much darker and, though black-necked and black-headed, lacks white cheeks; instead it has a more or less extensive narrow white neck ring and is "bibbed" like the barnacle goose. It breeds in the Arctic and winters southward into Eurasia and North America. See also barnacle goose.
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