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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARNACLE GOOSE

Bernekke, related to Late Latin bernaca, from the belief that the goose developed from a shellfish; ultimate origin obscure.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BARNACLE GOOSE

barnacle goose play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARNACLE GOOSE

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conjunction
determiner
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Barnacle goose is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARNACLE GOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barnacle goose

Barnacle goose

The barnacle goose belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brent goose, genetic analysis has shown it is an eastern derivative of the cackling goose lineage.

Definition of barnacle goose in the English dictionary

The definition of barnacle goose in the dictionary is a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARNACLE GOOSE

barn
barn conversion
barn dance
barn dancing
barn door
barn egg
barn owl
barn swallow
Barnabas
barnacle
barnacled
Barnard
Barnard´s star
Barnardo
Barnardo´s
Barnaul
Barnave
barnbrack
Barnes
barnet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARNACLE GOOSE

bargoose
bean goose
bernicle goose
blue goose
brent goose
Canada goose
Cape Barren goose
cargoose
choose
cook someone´s goose
ember goose
golden goose
goose
greylag goose
magpie goose
mongoose
pink-footed goose
snow goose
solan goose
wayzgoose
would not say boo to a goose

Synonyms and antonyms of barnacle goose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barnacle goose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARNACLE GOOSE

Find out the translation of barnacle goose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barnacle goose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barnacle goose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑雁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barnacla
570 millions of speakers

English

barnacle goose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थकानेवाला हंस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أوزة إوزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белощекая казарка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ao ganso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বার্নারেল হংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bernache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angsa tunjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nonnengans
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フジツボガチョウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따개비 기러기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barnacle goose
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hàu ngỗng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொப்பரை வாத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्ननेकेल हंस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bıldırcın kaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

goose barnacle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biurokrata gęś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білощокий казарка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gâscă Lipitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασπρομαγουλοχηνών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Barnacle gans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vitkindad gås
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvitkinngås
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barnacle goose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARNACLE GOOSE»

The term «barnacle goose» is normally little used and occupies the 124.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARNACLE GOOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «barnacle goose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «barnacle goose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barnacle goose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARNACLE GOOSE»

Discover the use of barnacle goose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barnacle goose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Barnacle Goose: And Other Kitchen Stories
Anyway, you start reading The Barnacle Goose and you are unable to stop. But isn’t exactly that what they say about eating?! This is certainly the goal of Breno Lerner: to serve his chronicles as if they were an exquisite meal.
Breno Lerner
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The Northernmost Ruins of the Globe
Fish cranium fragment 4 Brent/barnacle goose cranium parietal L 1 Brent/ barnacle goose cervical complete 1 Brent/barnacle goose furculum fragment Brent/barnacle goose sternum fragment 1 Brent/barnacle goose scapula prox. L juvenile 1 ...
Bjarne Grønnow, Jens Fog Jensen, 2003
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British Wildlife - Waterfowl: Baikal Teal, Bar-Headed Goose, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
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Barnacle Goose
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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International Wildfowl Inquiry: Volume 2, The Status and ...
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis Bechstein) Solway It would appear that the Barnacle Goose always has been a conspicuous bird of the Solway Firth. No recent diminution in numbers has been observed in the western or central ...
John Berry, 2011
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International Wildfowl Inquiry Volume 2 The Status and the ...
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis Bechstein) Solway It would appear that the Barnacle Goose always has been a conspicuous bird of the Solway Firth. No recent diminution in numbers has been observed in the western or central ...
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Animals: From Mythology to Zoology
He and some of his friends bred a barnacle goose with a domestic goose and found that the female laid eggs that hatched into perfectly ordinary goslings. Despite this, presumably relying on the authority of the bestiaries and the testimony of ...
Michael Allaby, 2010
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Cuisine of Medieval Times: Millet, Bitter Orange, Lard, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Beatriz Scaglia, 2011
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Partnerships in Birds : The Study of Monogamy: The Study of ...
... Hawaii 0.9 Greenland White-fronted 1.2 Goose — Wexford, Ireland Barnacle Goose — 2.0 Scotland Giant Canada Goose — 2.2 Marshy Point, Manitoba Barnacle Goose — 2.6 Gotland, Sweden Small Canada Goose — — McConnell River, ...
Jeffrey M. Black, 1996
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Thermodynamics
The concept of 'stepping stones' is appropriate for some birds such as the knot and barnacle goose, though less so for marine mammals (seals and cetaceans) where more widespread dispersal takes place outside the breeding season.
N.A. Gokcen, R.G. Reddy, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARNACLE GOOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barnacle goose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Municipality files for permit to shoot geese
The barnacle goose is a protected species and a familiar sight in Finland, but not one everyone welcomes. Goose droppings frequently cause ... «YLE News, Jul 15»
2
Discovery tells a remarkable 'Life Story'
Barnacle goose goslings look out from a ledge before making a ... The shots of the barnacle goose goslings making this death-defying leap ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
3
Did The Scottish Settle Iceland A Century Before The Norse?
Were early travels inspired by observing migratory bird routes from Scotland and Ireland, which nowadays include those of the barnacle goose ... «Science 2.0, May 15»
4
Surkhaab: Papers are incomplete
A barnacle goose, who is being sacrificed for the proverbial gold. Sanjay restrains himself from opening the can of worms and keeps the ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
Another Life: Barnacles of a different feather
From such conjectures sprang the name of Ireland's migrant barnacle goose. No such fancies, obviously, attended whoever harvested the great ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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No Ice in Sight: Polar Bears Scrabble Onshore to Find Food
Polar bear eating barnacle goose eggs. Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Norway: Hungry polar bear raids barnacle goose nests. Piles of goose down ... «Voices, Apr 15»
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Nuclear watchdog seeks re-check of Olkiluoto 3 reactor
The barnacle goose is a protected species and a familiar sight in Finland, but not one everyone welcomes. Goose droppings frequently cause ... «YLE News, Apr 15»
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The miraculous, death-defying free fall of the barnacle gosling
This is because the barnacle goose, which breeds on the arctic islands of the North Atlantic, has one of the craziest tests of survival I've ever ... «Mother Nature Network, Apr 15»
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Polar Bears Resort To Eating Bird Eggs Due To Increasing Arctic Ice …
... more and more polar bears and their young show up at coastal areas much earlier to feed on the eggs of the barnacle goose, glaucous gull, ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
10
Conflict between migratory geese and the farmers
Wintering geese include the Greenland Barnacle goose, the Svalbard Barnacle goose, the Icelandic Greylag goose, Pink-footed goose and the ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Barnacle goose [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/barnacle-goose>. Apr 2024 ».
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