barnacle goose

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von barnacle goose im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

denizkazı

Relevante Übersetzungen

goose barnacle

yabani kaz

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von barnacle goose im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Relevante Übersetzungen

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

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.