BARNACLE GOOSE

Meaning of BARNACLE GOOSE in English

noun

a goose with a white face and a black neck that breeds in Greenland

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: see barnacle .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BARNACLE GOOSE — noun Date: 1768 a European goose ( Branta leucopsis ) that has a whitish face and black breast and breeds …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARNACLE GOOSE — Species ( Branta leucopsis ) of waterbird that resembles a small Canada goose , with dark back, white face, and …
Английский словарь Британика
BARNACLE GOOSE — noun : a European goose ( Branta leucopsis ) breeding in the far north that is related to but larger …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARNACLE GOOSE — a wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe and Greenland. [ 1760-70; earlier barnacle, ME bernacle; cf. MF bernacle, NL …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARNACLE GOOSE — Date: 1768 : a European goose ( Branta leucopsis ) that has a whitish face and black breast and breeds …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARNACLE GOOSE — Function: noun Date: 1768 : a European goose ( Branta leucopsis ) that has a whitish face and black breast …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARNACLE GOOSE — ■ noun a goose with a white face and black neck, breeding in arctic tundra. [ Branta leucopsis .] Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BARNACLE GOOSE — [barnacle goose] n (1768): a European goose (Branta leucopsis) that breeds in the arctic and is larger than the related …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARNACLE GOOSE — (Branta leucopsis), water bird of the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes) that resembles a small Canada goose, with dark back, white …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARNACLE GOOSE — Species ( Branta leucopsis ) of waterbird that resembles a small Canada goose , with dark back, white face, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BARNACLE GOOSE — морской уточка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARNACLE GOOSE — белощёкая казарка (Branta leucopsis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BARNACLE GOOSE — белощёкая казарка ( Branta leucopsis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BARNACLE GOOSE — морской уточка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARNACLE — County: Warwickshire Post Code: CV7
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
BARNACLE — (goose) barnacle; (crustacean) cirripede
English interlingue dictionary
BARNACLE — noun Etymology: Middle English barnakille, alteration of bernake, bernekke Date: 15th century ~ goose , any of numerous marine crustaceans …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOOSE — I Any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl (family Anatidae), especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta …
Английский словарь Британика
BARNACLE — Any of a majority of the 1,000 species of the subclass Cirripedia of marine crustaceans that, as adults, are covered …
Английский словарь Британика
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs ; see senses 4 and 5 ) Etymology: Middle English goos, gos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARNACLE — I. ˈbärnə̇kəl, ˈbȧn-, -nēk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bernak, bernacle, from Old French bernac 1. a. barnacles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARNACLE — (sing.) Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.
Английский словарь Webster
BARNACLE — (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him.
Английский словарь Webster
BARNACLE — (n.) A bernicle goose.
Английский словарь Webster
BARNACLE — (n.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), …
Английский словарь Webster
BARNACLE — ( sing. ) Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARNACLE — ( n. ) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARNACLE — ( n. ) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOSE — — gooselike , adj. /goohs/ , n. , pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5-7; v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARNACLE — barnacle 1 — barnacled , adj. /bahr"neuh keuhl/ , n. 1. any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARNACLE — noun Etymology: Middle English barnakille, alteration of bernake, bernekke Date: 15th century 1. : barnacle goose 2. [from a popular …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOSE — noun a silly creature; a simpleton. 2. goose ·noun any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. …
Webster English vocab
BARNACLE — noun a bernicle goose. 2. barnacle ·noun an instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him. 3. barnacle …
Webster English vocab
GOOSE — [goose] n, pl geese [ME gos, fr. OE gos; akin to OHG gans goose, L anser, Gk chen] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARNACLE — [bar.na.cle] n [ME barnakille, alter. of bernake, bernekke] (15c) 1: barnacle goose 2. [fr. a popular belief that the goose …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOSE — French L'oie, ancient French board game, said to have been derived from the Greeks, which was popular in Europe at …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARNACLE — also called Cirripede any of a majority of the 1,000 species of marine crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia. Adults of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOOSE — goose BrE AmE ɡuːs ▷ geese ɡiːs ▷ goosed ɡuːst ▷ gooses, goose's ˈɡuːs ɪz -əz ▷ goosing ˈɡuːs ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARNACLE — barnacle BrE AmE ˈbɑːn ək ə l -ɪk- AmE \ ˈbɑːrn- ▷ barnacle|d d ▷ barnacle|s z ▶ ˈ barnacle …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOOSE — / guːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. geese / giːs; NAmE /) 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARNACLE — / ˈbɑːnəkl; NAmE ˈbɑːrn-/ noun a small shellfish that attaches itself to objects underwater, for example to rocks and the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — I. goose 1 /ɡuːs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural geese /ɡiːs/) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gos ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARNACLE — bar ‧ na ‧ cle /ˈbɑːnək ə l $ ˈbɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: barnacle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOSE — n. & v. n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BARNACLE — n. 1 any of various species of small marine crustaceans of the class Cirripedia which in adult form cling to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1. a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Oxford English vocab
BARNACLE — n.1 any of various species of small marine crustaceans of the class Cirripedia which in adult form cling to rocks, …
Oxford English vocab
GOOSE — ( geese) 1. A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES goose pimples wild goose chase ▪ It looks like they’ve sent us on a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARNACLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Evolutionary Morphology Darwin himself had done extensive morphological work in a detailed study of barnacles …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOOSE — (BIRD) [noun] [plural] geese - a bird like a duck but larger. There are various different types of goose.Geese often …
Cambridge English vocab
GOOSE — n. Hawaiian goose barnacle goose Canada goose Mother Goose
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BARNACLE — n. Any of a majority of the 1,000 species of the subclass Cirripedia of marine crustaceans that, as adults, are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOOSE — See: COOK ONE'S GOOSE, FOX AND GEESE, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, GONE GOOSE.
Slang English vocab
GOOSE — I гл. 1. сущ.; мн. - geese 1) а) гусь; гусыня geese cackle, honk ≈ гуси гогочут, кричат A young …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARNACLE — I сущ.; обыкн. мн. 1) а) кляп; кляпцы (на морду неспокойной лошади или осла) б) кляп (как элемент пыток у …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOSE — goose.ogg 1. gu:s n ( pl geese) 1. 1> гусь; гусыня flock of geese - стадо гусей 2> зоол. гусь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOOSE — I goose сущ.; мн. ч. - geese1) а) гусь; гусыня geese cackle, honk — гуси гогочут, кричат A young goose …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BARNACLE — I сущ.; обыкн. мн. ч.1) а) кляп; кляпцы (на морду неспокойной лошади или осла) б) кляп (как элемент пыток у …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GOOSE — 1. gu:s n ( pl geese) 1. 1> гусь; гусыня flock of geese - стадо гусей 2> зоол. гусь ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GOOSE — I ɡu:s сущ. ; мн. - geese 1) а) гусь; гусыня geese cackle, honk — гуси гогочут, кричат A young …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BARNACLE — I ˈb:nəkl сущ. ; обыкн. мн. 1) а) кляп; кляпцы ( на морду неспокойной лошади или осла ) б) кляп …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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