barnacle goose — a wild goose, Branta leucopsis, of northern Europe and Greenland. [1760 70; earlier barnacle, ME bernacle; cf. MF bernacle, NL bernacula, all deriv. of earlier ME bernak, bernekke, AL bernaca, OF bernaque, of uncert. orig.] * * * Species (Branta… … Universalium
barnacle goose — bar′nacle goose′ n. orn a wild goose of Arctic regions, Branta leucopsis, that winters in N Europe • Etymology: 1760–70; earlierbarnacle, ME bernacle; cf. MF bernacle, earlier ME bernak, bernekke, OF bernaque … From formal English to slang
Bernicle goose — Bernicle Ber ni*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st {Barnacle}.] A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Branta leucopsis — baltaskruostė berniklė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Branta leucopsis angl. Bernacle Goose vok. Weißwangengans … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
Weißwangengans — baltaskruostė berniklė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Branta leucopsis angl. Bernacle Goose vok. Weißwangengans … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
baltaskruostė berniklė — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Branta leucopsis angl. Bernacle Goose vok. Weißwangengans … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
barnacle — I. /ˈbanəkəl / (say bahnuhkuhl) noun 1. any of certain crustaceans of the group Cirripedia, as the goose barnacles, stalked species which cling to ship bottoms and floating timber, and the rock barnacles, species which attach themselves to marine …
barnacled — bar·na·cle (bär’nə kəl) n. 1) Any of various marine crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia that in the adult stage form a hard shell which remains attached to submerged surfaces such as rocks and ships hulls, and that have feathery appendages… … Word Histories
Barnacle — Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barnacle — Bernicle Ber ni*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st {Barnacle}.] A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English