- white-brant
- n.
Snow-goose (Anser hyperboreus).
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white-brant
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white brant — Snow Snow, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r, snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn[ o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[ e]gas, Russ. snieg , Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white brant — noun : lesser snow goose … Useful english dictionary
White-fronted — White front ed, a. Having a white front; as, the white fronted lemur. [1913 Webster] {White fronted goose} (Zo[ o]l.), the white brant, or snow goose. See {Snow goose}, under {Snow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White-fronted goose — White fronted White front ed, a. Having a white front; as, the white fronted lemur. [1913 Webster] {White fronted goose} (Zo[ o]l.), the white brant, or snow goose. See {Snow goose}, under {Snow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white head — Snow Snow, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r, snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn[ o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[ e]gas, Russ. snieg , Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white-headed goose — Snow Snow, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r, snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn[ o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[ e]gas, Russ. snieg , Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brant Goose — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Brant's Climbing Mouse — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
brant — /brant/, n., pl. brants, (esp. collectively) brant. any of several species of small, dark colored geese of the genus Branta, esp. B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn. Also called brant goose; esp.… … Universalium
Brant — /brant/, n. 1. Joseph (Thayendanegea), 1742 1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution. 2. a male given name. * * * ▪ bird also called Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), water bird that… … Universalium
