单词 | saddleback goose |
释义 | > as lemmassaddleback goose 10. A variety of the domestic goose, Anser anser, having dark feathers on the back. More fully saddleback goose. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of quink1550 rin goose1639 wavey1705 snow-goose1771 bean-goose1776 Ross's goose1873 bar-head goose1879 saddleback1885 1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 647/1 The most important breeds [of goose] are..the common variety frequently marked with dark feathers on the back, and hence termed ‘saddlebacks’. 1913 J. H. Robinson Our Domest. Birds viii. 161 The Pomeranian Goose, found throughout Germany and Southeastern Europe, is somewhat larger... Because of the peculiar markings of the male this variety is sometimes called the Saddleback Goose. < as lemmas |
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