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brent goose
(brent goose)
Pronunciation:
/brɛnt/
noun
a small goose with a mainly black head and neck, breeding in the arctic tundra of Eurasia and Canada.
Branta bernicla
, family
Anatidae
Origin:
late Middle English
: of unknown origin
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