brant-goose
41bald 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.… …
42Brand goose — [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[*a]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. [1913 Webster] …
43white 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.… …
44Snow 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.… …
45Texas 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.… …
46white-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.… …
47USS Brant (AM-24) — was a Lapwing class minesweeper in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named by the U.S. Navy for the brant, a small goose. Brant was launched 30 May 1918 by Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Miss Lois… …
48barnacle goose — noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north • Syn: ↑barnacle, ↑Branta leucopsis • Hypernyms: ↑goose • Member Holonyms: ↑Branta, ↑genus Branta * * * ˈbarnacle goose 7 …
49american brant — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a small dark short necked goose (Branta bernicla hrota) that winters along the middle Atlantic coast and breeds in northwest Greenland and adjacent islands * * * American brant, a wild goose of North America… …
50black brant — noun : a small brownish black goose (Branta nigricans) having a white bar across the front of the neck and white on belly, flanks, and tail coverts, breeding along the north coast of No. America, and wintering along the west coast from Puget… …
