barnacle goose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Because 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.
Meanings
- A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barnacle geese | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (40)
de Weißwangengans (Branta leucopsis) · pt barnacle (Branta leucopsis) · fr bernache nonnette (Branta leucopsis) · cs berneška (Branta leucopsis) · pt bernaca (Branta leucopsis) · nuk c̕eʔinwa (Branta leucopsis) · ca oca de galta blanca (Branta leucopsis) · nn kvitkinngås (Branta leucopsis) · pl bernikla białolica (Branta leucopsis) · tr deniz kazı (Branta leucopsis) · et valgepõsk-lagle (Branta leucopsis) · sga gigrann (Branta leucopsis) · de Nonnengans (Branta leucopsis) · es barnacla cariblanca (Branta leucopsis) · de Weisswangengans (Branta leucopsis) · gd diùraide (Branta leucopsis) · nb hvitkinngås (Branta leucopsis) · sv vitkindad gås (Branta leucopsis) · tr akbaş (Branta leucopsis) · es barnacla (Branta leucopsis) · da bramgås (Branta leucopsis) · is helsingi (Branta leucopsis) · se vilgesnierčuonjá (Branta leucopsis) · ro gâscă cu obraz alb (Branta leucopsis) · ja 顔白雁 (Branta leucopsis) · gd cathan (Branta leucopsis) · ru каза́рка белощёкая (Branta leucopsis) · non hrótgás (Branta leucopsis) · ga cadhan (Branta leucopsis) · pt ganso-de-faces-brancas (Branta leucopsis) · nuk c̕aʔinwa (Branta leucopsis) · hu apácalúd (Branta leucopsis) · sga giugrann (Branta leucopsis) · nl brandgans (Branta leucopsis) · ro gâscă călugăriță (Branta leucopsis) · fo brandgás (Branta leucopsis) · fi valkoposkihanhi (Branta leucopsis) · ga gé ghiúrainn (Branta leucopsis) · cy gŵydd wyran (Branta leucopsis) · el αγριόχηνα (Branta leucopsis)