common brant goose

Thân thiện

A common brant goose swims in a calm coastal bay.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A specific variety of brant goose: "Common brant goose" refers to the most widely recognized and typical subspecies or variety of the brant goose (Branta bernicla), a small, dark sea goose.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The common brant goose is often seen in large flocks along the coast during migration.
  • Birdwatchers were excited to spot the common brant goose among other waterfowl.

Advanced Usage

• In ornithological context: Used to specify the nominate or most familiar subspecies, often .
  • The study compared the feeding habits of the common brant goose to those of the black brant.

Variants and Related Words

• Brant goose (n): The general species name for this type of sea goose.
• Brant (n): A common short form for "brant goose."
• Black brant (n): A darker-plumaged subspecies of brant goose ().

Synonyms

• Brant
• Brent goose (primarily British English)

Related Phrases

• Flock of brant: A group of these geese.
  • A large flock of brant settled on the bay.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the best known variety of brant goose

Từ đồng nghĩa

• branta bernicla