brant

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

Adj

1. steep, precipitous.
2. smooth; unwrinkled

Συνώνυμα

brent goose

brand goose

brant goose

brent

common brant goose

drake

male goose

gander

barnacle goose

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/bɹænt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From New Latin/Medieval Latin Branta, latinized form of Old Norse brandgás (“sheldrake”), literally "burnt (black) goose," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning”) + *gans (“goose”).