BARNACLE GOOSE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

Synonyms:

barnacle; barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("barnacle goose" is a kind of...):

goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)

Holonyms ("barnacle goose" is a member of...):

Branta; genus Branta (wild geese)

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