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barnacle goose
barnacle goose
noun
a wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe and Greenland.
Origin:
1760–70; earlier barnacle, Middle English bernacle; compare Middle French bernacle, Neo-Latin bernacula, all derivative of earlier Middle English bernak, bernekke, Anglo-Latin bernaca, Old French bernaque, of uncertain origin
1760–70; earlier barnacle, Middle English bernacle; compare Middle French bernacle, Neo-Latin bernacula, all derivative of earlier Middle English bernak, bernekke, Anglo-Latin bernaca, Old French bernaque, of uncertain origin
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| barnacle goose | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings |
| 2. | a former name for brent goose |
| [C13 bernekke, related to Late Latin bernaca, from the belief that the goose developed from a shellfish; ultimate origin obscure] | |
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