barnacle goose

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение barnacle goose в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

denizkazı

Связанные Термины

goose barnacle

yabani kaz

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение barnacle goose в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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

Связанные Термины

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

Расстановка переносов

bar·na·cle goose

Турецкое произношение

bärnıkıl gus

Произношение

/ˈbärnəkəl ˈgo͞os/ /ˈbɑːrnəkəl ˈɡuːs/

Этимология

() 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.