barnacle goose

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Englisch - Türkisch
denizkazı
goose barnacle
yabani kaz
Englisch - Englisch
A black and white species of bird from the northern hemisphere, scientifically known as the Branta leucopsis
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
A waterfowl (Branta leucopsis) of northern Europe and Greenland that breeds in the Arctic and has a white face with a black streak between the eyes and bill. Species (Branta leucopsis) of waterbird that resembles a small Canada goose, with dark back, white face, and black neck and bib. It winters in the northern British Isles and on the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to hatch from barnacles, and thus was considered "fish" and could be eaten on Fridays
The barnacle goose
barnacle
goose barnacle
stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
goose barnacle
Any of various barnacles of the genus Lapas, having a fleshy stalk that attaches to rocks or floating objects such as ship hulls. Also called gooseneck barnacle
barnacle goose

    Silbentrennung

    bar·na·cle goose

    Türkische aussprache

    bärnıkıl gus

    Aussprache

    /ˈbärnəkəl ˈgo͞os/ /ˈbɑːrnəkəl ˈɡuːs/

    Etymologie

    () Because this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose.
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