brent goose
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Branta_bernicla2.jpg/197px-Branta_bernicla2.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The first word is perhaps from branded, meaning brindled.
Noun
[edit]brent goose (plural brent geese)
- (British) A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla.
- Synonyms: brant, brant goose, road-goose, rood goose, rot-goose, (Scotland, obsolete) rout, (dialectal, obsolete) ware goose
Translations
[edit]small member of the goose family
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References
[edit]brent goose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Branta bernicla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Branta bernicla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons