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.
Origin of brant
1- Also called brant goose; especially British, brent [brent], /brɛnt/, brent goose .
Other definitions for Brant (2 of 2)
Joseph Thayendanegea, 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
a male given name.
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How to use brant in a sentence
And if I could do it once, I could repeat the trick in a dozen pretty ways of my own knowledge and of Thayendanegea's invention.
Cardigan | Robert W. ChambersThis could be none other than the great Mohawk war chief, Thayendanegea, the brant of the white men, terrible name on the border.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. AltshelerTimmendiquas and Thayendanegea-it was truly he-returned to the fire, and once again the trumpet-shaped pipe was smoked by all.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. AltshelerHenry knew by the deep breath that ran through the Long House that something more was coming from Thayendanegea.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. AltshelerThayendanegea sat down, and then there was another silence, a period lasting about two minutes.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for brant
/ (brænt) /
US and Canadian a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): brent goose
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