Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barnacle goose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: bar-na-cle -goose
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.

Etymology

Because this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose.

Inflected Forms

barnacle geese (plural)

Synonyms

barnacle branta leucopsis

Questions

What does barnacle goose mean?: A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Where does barnacle goose come from?: Because this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose.

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