brant

noun · adjectiveA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

brantsbrant

1.
(Canada, US)Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more brantmost brant

Superlative

brent

1.
(dialectal)steep, precipitous.
2.
(Scotland)smooth; unwrinkled

Nguồn gốc từ

From -/Branta, latinized form of Old Norse brandgás (sheldrake), literally "burnt (black) goose," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (burning) + *gans (goose).