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brent goose Definition


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brent goose
brant goose
noun
    1. The smallest and darkest of the black geese, which has a white marking on each side of the neck, and includes varieties with dark and pale bellies. Compare barnacle goose with which it is often confused.
Etymology: 16c: perhaps from the obsolete term branded meaning ‘brindled'.



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