'Branta bernicla' definitions:

Definition of 'Branta bernicla'

From: WordNet
noun
The best known variety of brant goose [syn: common brant goose, Branta bernicla]

Definition of 'Branta bernicla'

From: GCIDE
  • Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[*a]s. Cf. Brant.] (Zool.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Branta bernicla'

From: GCIDE
  • Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zool.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species. [1913 Webster]