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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brent goose /brɛnt/ n - a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
Also called: brent, (esp US and Canadian) brant
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse brandgās sheldrake brant (brant),USA pronunciation n., pl. brants, (esp. collectively) brant. - Birdsany of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, esp. B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn. Also called brant′ goose′* [esp. Brit.,] brent, brent goose.
- 1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans
- Biographical Joseph (Thayendanegea), 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- a male given name.
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