“snow、goose”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

snow-goose

释义

snow-goose
Also snow goose.
[f. snow n.¹ Cf. Flem. sneeuwgans (Kilian) wild goose, G. schneegans (MHG. snêgans) wild goose, snow-goose, pelican.]
A northern (American) goose of the genus Chen, esp. C. hyperboreus, characterized by its pure white plumage.
1771Forster Catal. N. Amer. Anim. 16 Snow Goose, Anas nivalis.1785Pennant Arct. Zool. II. 549 Snow Goose, Anser Grandinis..: head, neck, and body of a snowy whiteness.1814A. Wilson Amer. Ornith. VIII. 76 Snow Goose, Anas hyperborea.1838Audubon Ornith. IV. 562 The geographical range of the Snow Goose is very extensive.1860Mayne Reid Hunter's Feast xxvii, We had also a pair of Canada geese, a snow-goose, and three brant.1884Lathrop True x. 113 The snow-goose had already been heard piping in the air, on its southward flight.

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