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单词 snow goose
释义

snow goose


noun

a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens.

Origin of snow goose

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Words nearby snow goose

snow fence, snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snow gauge, snow goose, snow grains, snow grass, snow guard, snow gum, snow hole
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Example sentences from the Web for snow goose

  • This is likewise the case with certain gannets, tropic-birds, &c., and with the snow-goose (Anser hyperboreus).

    The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin
  • During this first day of quail-shooting, we also saw for the first time flocks of the snow-goose.

    Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb
  • We had also a pair of Canada geese; a snow-goose, and three brant,—these last being the produce of a single shot.

    The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for snow goose

snow goose

noun

a North American goose, Anser hyperboreus (or Chen hyperborea or A. caerulescens), having a white plumage with black wing tips
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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