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cackling goose

cackling goose noun: branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.

cackling goose: branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species...
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Noun

cackling goose (plural cackling geese)

  1. Branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.

Forms of cackling goose

pluralcackling geese

Questions about cackling goose

What does cackling goose mean?
Cackling goose means branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.
What part of speech is cackling goose?
Cackling goose is a noun.
What is the plural of cackling goose?
The plural of cackling goose is cackling geese.

Words near cackling goose in the dictionary

  1. cacklers
  2. cackles
  3. cackleth
  4. cackling
  5. cackling geese
  6. cackling goose
  7. cacklingly
  8. cacklings
  9. cackly
  10. cackrey
  11. cacks

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